ISLAMABAD: Senior Pakistan Peoples' Party leader Qamar Zaman Kaira said that Premier Shehbaz Sharif started consultations with coalition partners on appointing interim setup.

 Speaking at private TV programme, Kaira said politician should be appointed as caretaker Prime Minister. He said Prime Minister would consult opposition leader after deliberations with coalition partners. He said that political offices could be run only by politicians, as this was their job.

 He said most elevated political office of country was that of Prime Minister. "If judge, general, bureaucrat, technocrat, journalist or any corporate sector employee is appointed to it, it will be disgrace to post and cannot work.

"Can I be appointed, if seat of judge in high court or Supreme Court is vacant? How will I be able to do justice there?" he asked. Kaira said PM's Office had many responsibilities.

 "Political people should be appointed as Prime Minister, ministers or chief ministers. These posts should not go to others."