Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan
Caretaker Prime Minister of the | |
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Member of | |
Residence | |
Appointer | de jure: President of Pakistan de facto: Consensus between Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition; If consensus is not reached, then the ECP shall appoint one |
Term length | Up to 3 months |
Formation | 6 August 1990 |
First holder | Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi (1990) |
Final holder | Anwaar ul Haq Kakar (2023–2024) |
Website | www.pmo.gov.pk/ |
The Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan (
Federal law and constitution
Following the dissolution of the National Assembly, whether it is dissolved by the completion of its term or by an early dissolution, the President shall appoint a Caretaker government. However, this must be done with the consultation of the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition, who should reach a consensus on whom to choose as Caretaker PM.[1] If this consensus is not reached, the President is free to choose a Caretaker Prime Minister of his choice, although this is usually done in consultation with the Election Commission of Pakistan.[3]
List of caretaker prime ministers of Pakistan
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–death) |
Took office | Left office | Tenure | Political party (Alliance) |
Note(s) | |
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1st Caretaker | Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi
ٖغلام مصطفی جتوئی [4] |
6 August 1990 | 6 November 1990 | 3 months | National Peoples Party | Jatoi was appointed by President Ghulam Ishaq Khan as a caretaker Prime Minister.[5] | ||
2nd Caretaker | Balakh Sher Mazari
بلخ شیر مزاری [5] |
18 April 1993 | 26 May 1993 | 1 month and 8 days | Pakistan People's Party | Appointed by President Khan as a caretaker Prime Minister, Mazari's term ended when the Supreme Court overturned the Presidential order and restored Nawaz Sharif's government.[5] | ||
3rd Caretaker | Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi
معین الدین احمد قریشی [5] |
18 July 1993 | 19 October 1993 | 3 months and 1 day | Independent | After Sharif's resignation in July 1993, Qureshi was appointed as the caretaker Prime Minister. | ||
4th Caretaker | Malik Meraj Khalid
ملک معراج خالد [6] |
5 November 1996 | 17 February 1997 | 3 months and 12 days | Independent | Khalid was appointed as a caretaker Prime Minister after the dismissal of Benazir Bhutto's government in November 1996.[5] | ||
5th Caretaker | Muhammad Mian Soomro
محمد میاں سومرو [7] |
15 November 2007 | 25 March 2008 | 4 months and 10 days | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | Soomro took the office as caretaker Prime Minister in November 2007.[7] | ||
6th Caretaker | Mir Hazar Khan Khoso
میر ہزار خان کھوسو [8] |
24 March 2013 | 5 June 2013 | 1 month and 12 days | Independent | Khoso was appointed by the Election Commission of Pakistan on 24 March,[9] and took the oath of office on 25 March 2013.[10] | ||
7th Caretaker[11] | Nasirul Mulk
جسٹس(ر) ناصر الملک |
31 May 2018 | 18 August 2018 | 2 months and 18 days | Independent | Nasirul Mulk was appointed by a consensus between Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and opposition leader Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah on 28 May. He took the oath of office on 1 June 2018.[12] | ||
8th Caretaker | Anwaar ul Haq Kakar
انوار الحق کاکڑ |
14 August 2023 | 4 March 2024 | 6 months and 19 days | Balochistan Awami Party | Anwaar ul Haq Kakar was appointed after opposition leader Raja Riaz Ahmad Khan and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif agreed on his name, and President Arif Alvi signed on the summary.[13]
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See also
- Acting President of Pakistan
References
- ^ a b "Chapter 2: "Electoral Laws and Conduct of Elections" of Part VIII: "Elections"". www.pakistani.org.
- ^ "Pakistan's Shehbaz Sharif takes oath as prime minister". Reuters. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "ECP to take decision on caretaker set-up if govt-opposition fails to reach consensus: PM - Pakistan - Dunya News". Dunya News.
- ^ "Ex-PM Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi passes away". Daily Times. 21 November 2009. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "20 prime ministers since independence". Daily Times. 2004-06-27. Archived from the original on 2013-10-02.
- ^ F. Burns, John (15 November 1996). "Caretaker Premier leads Pakistan into 90 days of no frills". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
- ^ a b "Soomro takes oath as Pakistan's caretaker PM". Xinhua News Agency. 16 November 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ "ECP selects Mir Hazar Khan Khoso as caretaker PM". Dawn. Herald. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ "Justice (r) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso named interim PM of Pakistan". The Express Tribune. AFP/Web Desk. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Pakistan's caretaker PM Mir Hazar Khan Khoso sworn in". BBC News. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ "Mulk picked out to serve as caretaker PM". The Express Tribune. 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Former CJP Nasirul Mulk to be caretaker PM". Dawn. 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
- ^ Khan, Sanaullah; Guramani, Nadir (2023-08-12). "BAP's Anwaarul Haq Kakar named caretaker prime minister". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
External links
- Profile on the website of the government of Pakistan