[6]: 119 Jatoi and the caretaker government remained in office for three months until they handed over authority to the multi-party Islami Jamhoori Ittehad headed by Nawaz Sharif.

[8][9] During Benazir Bhutto's first term as Prime Minister tensions over military appointments, subversion by intelligence agencies, ethnic conflict in Sindh, and conflict between President, Army and Prime Minister over key policy areas culminated in her dismissal by President Ghulam Ishaq Khan under the Eight Amendment and the dissolution of National, Frontier and Sindh assemblies.

[10] Previously on 21 July the corps commanders had expressed their dissatisfaction with the Benazir regime to COAS Aslam Beg, who in turn informed President G. I. Khan, leading to the eventual 6 August dismissal on charges of corruption and misconduct.

Relations with the IJI declined with the inclusion of Mustafa Khar in the caretaker government and with the MQM when a terrorist attack on 22 August on camps established to welcome Altaf Hussain's return to Pakistan occurred, leading to 30 deaths.

[13] In an interview with the New York Times Jatoi stated that October elections were based on the "single question" if the dismissal of Benazir Bhutto was justified.

On television and radio Jatoi called for Pakistani's to vote for the IJI which he said was a democratic coalition while the PPP "lacked leadership and was controlled by a hierarchy of one family which imposed its own will."

Jatoi also predicted that the IJI would win a "impending crushing victory," that Benazir would soon leave Pakistan, and that his own NPP party would form governments in the centre and provinces, depriving the PPP.

Benazir Bhutto was active in responding to these claims, using foreign media to cite "the substantial forces arrayed against her" denied corruption charges.

[6]: 119–120  G. M. Jatoi declared "an end" to the ban placed on allotment of agriculture land in barrage areas in Sindh, stating they would be distributed to landless Haris.

[6]: 119  Bhutto termed the caretaker government "a clique of usurpers, thieves, thugs, robbers and looters," while Jatoi responded saying the nation had been "looted" under the previous administration.

[18] The Presidents election cell also received money from the operation, which Durrani maintained had the support of Ghulam Ishaq Khan and "the whole-hearted participation of the caretaker PM [Jatoi]" and military high command.

[23] Likewise, the Sindh High Court upheld the dissolution of the National Assembly and the Benazir Bhutto government by President Ghulam Ishaq Khan.

The court cited the Presidents reasoning in the non-convening of the Council of Common Interests, the NFC, conflict between provincial governments, legislative failure and "scandalous horse trading" referred by the President in a speech, breakdown of law-and-order following the "Pucca Qila Operations," ad-hoc appointments and that the senate "was not shown the respect and importance due to the Upper House," et cetera.

The PHC did not hear the Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) who was defending the dissolution of the National Assembly at other courts, instead calling upon the provinces advocate-general.

The PHC's judgment was later set aside by the Supreme Court claiming that due to large-scale defections the provincial governments democratic mandate had come into "serious doubt" and was not functioning within the provisions of the constitution.

Justice Ajmal Mian while agreeing with the dissenting judges and upholding the PHC judgement denied the restoration of the NWFP assembly and cabinet.

"[14]: 241 Syeda Abida Hussain, Minister for Information and Broadcasting the caretaker administration used anti-Sindhi sentiments in several speeches to appeal to the politics of 'Punjabiat.'

At a public rally at Haq Bahu Colony, Jhang she claimed that Zulfikar and Benazir Bhutto deprived Punjab its share in the Indus river and made Punjabi settlers in Sindh flee from their homes.

When the IJI did not contest under the Combined Opposition Parliamentary (COP) front, the caretaker Prime Minister Jatoi was reduced to his "insignificant" National Peoples Party.