Cabinet of Pakistan

Cabinet of Pakistan
کابینہ پاکستان
	; Emblem of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Agency overview
Formed	14 August 1947
Type	Highest executive body of the federal government
Jurisdiction	Government of Pakistan
Headquarters	Islamabad
Agency executive	Shehbaz Sharif, Chairperson;
Child agency	Ministries of the Government of Pakistan;
Website	www.gov.pk

The Cabinet of Pakistan (Urdu: کابینہ پاکستان, Kābīnā-e-Pākistān) is a formal body composed of senior government officials chosen and led by the Prime Minister.[1] All cabinet members sworn in are designated Minister, and are seated at their respective ministries located in the Pakistan Secretariat.

The Cabinet Secretary of Pakistan serves as the administrative head of the Cabinet Division and reports directly to the Prime Minister.[2] According to the Constitution of Pakistan, the Prime Minister may dismiss members of the cabinet, but must do so in writing, and new appointees must again be approved by the Parliament. The cabinet meets weekly in Islamabad. The cabinet is granted constitutional power under Article 81D of the Constitution of Pakistan.[3] The existence of the cabinet dates back to Prime Minister Liaqat Ali Khan, who appointed civil servants and statesmen to his first cabinet. On April 10, 2022 Shehbaz Sharif's ministry was formed after Sharif was elected as Prime Minister by the National Assembly of Pakistan.[4][5]

Constitutional powers

There shall be a Cabinet of Ministers, with the Prime Minister at its head, to aid and advise the President in the exercise of his functions. The Cabinet, together with the Ministers of State, shall be collectively responsible to the Senate and the National Assembly. A Minister who for any period of six consecutive months is not a member of the National Assembly shall, at the expiration of that period, cease to be a Minister and shall not before the dissolution of that Assembly be again appointed a Minister unless he is elected a member of that Assembly: Provided that nothing in this clause shall apply to a Minister who is a member of the Senate. Provided that the number of Federal Ministers and Ministers of State who are members of the Senate shall not at any time exceed one-fourth of the number of Federal Ministers
— Article 81C-96D: The Federation of Pakistan; Part-III, Chapter 3: Federal Government, The Constitution of Pakistan[6]

Cabinet

On 19 April 2022, the cabinet was formed, with 37 members taking the oath.[7] Several more members joined the cabinet over the next few days.[8][9]

As of March 2023, it consisted of 34 Federal Ministers, 7 Ministers of State, 4 Advisers to the Prime Minister and 39 Special Assistants to the Prime Minister.[10][11][12][13] If Advisers and Special Assistants included, the cabinet is reportedly the largest in Pakistan's history.[14] On this basis, the cabinet has been criticised as bloated and unaffordable, given the ongoing economic crisis.[14][15] In a February 2023 article reporting on further appointments,[15] The News International noted the high number of special assistants serving without portfolio. It further suggested these members were likely appointed in order to "please the appointees or their unknown recommenders." While advisers and special assistants are not officially cabinet members, and many do not claim a salary, they still enjoy the rank and status of cabinet members.[15]

There are 19 SAPMs without any particular portfolio listed on the official website of the Cabinet Division, as well as Federal Minister Without Portfolio Mian Javed Latif.[10][13]

Federal Ministers


Federal Ministers
#	Name	Portfolio	Party	Assumed office	Left office
1	Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif	Prime Minister All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister.	PMLN	11 April 2022	Incumbent
2	Khawaja Muhammad Asif	Defence	PMLN	19 April 2022	Incumbent
3	Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary	Planning, Development and Special Initiatives	PMLN	19 April 2022	Incumbent
4	Rana Sanaullah Khan	Interior	PMLN	19 April 2022	Incumbent
5	Rana Tanveer Hussain	Federal Education and Professional Training	PMLN	19 April 2022	Incumbent
6	Marriyum Aurangzeb	Information & Broadcasting	PMLN	19 April 2022	Incumbent
7	Khawaja Saad Rafique	Railways and Aviation	PMLN	19 April 2022	Incumbent
8	Ishaq Dar	Finance, Revenue and Economic affairs	PMLN	28 September 2022	Incumbent
9	Azam Nazeer Tarar	Law and Justice	PMLN	19 April 2022	30 October 2022
10	Khurram Dastgir Khan	Power	PMLN	19 April 2022	Incumbent
11	Riaz Hussain Pirzada	Human Rights	PMLN	19 April 2022	Incumbent
12	Murtaza Javed Abbasi	Parliamentary Affairs	PMLN	19 April 2022	Incumbent
13	Mian Javed Latif	Minister without portfolio	PMLN	22 April 2022	Incumbent
14	Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah	Water Resources	PPP	19 April 2022	Incumbent
15	Syed Naveed Qamar	Commerce	PPP	19 April 2022	Incumbent
16	Sherry Rehman	Climate Change	PPP	19 April 2022	Incumbent
17	Abdul Qadir Patel	National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination	PPP	19 April 2022	Incumbent
18	Shazia Atta Marri	Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety	PPP	19 April 2022	Incumbent
19	Makhdoom Syed Murtaza Mehmood	Industries & Production	PPP	19 April 2022	Incumbent
20	Sajid Hussain Turi	Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development	PPP	19 April 2022	Incumbent
21	Ehsan ur Rehman Mazari	Inter Provincial Coordination	PPP	19 April 2022	Incumbent
22	Abid Hussain Bhayo	Privatization	PPP	19 April 2022	Incumbent
23	Bilawal Bhutto Zardari	Foreign Affairs	PPP	27 April 2022	Incumbent
24	Maulana Asad Mehmood	Communications	MMA	19 April 2022	Incumbent
25	Maulana Abdul Wasay	Housing and Works	MMA	19 April 2022	Incumbent
26	Mufti Abdul Shakoor	Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony	MMA	19 April 2022	15 April 2023
27	Muhammad Talha Mahmood	States and Frontier Regions Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony	MMA	19 April 2022 </br> 18 April 2023	Incumbent
28	Syed Aminul Haque	Information Technology and Telecommunication	MQM-P	19 April 2022	Incumbent
29	Faisal Subzwari	Maritime Affairs	MQM-P	19 April 2022	Incumbent
30	Muhammad Israr Tareen	Defence Production	BAP	19 April 2022	Incumbent
31	Nawabzada Shahzain Bugti	Narcotics Control	JWP	19 April 2022	Incumbent
32	Tariq Bashir Cheema	National Food Security and Research	PMLQ	19 April 2022	Incumbent
33	Chaudhry Salik Hussain	Board of Investment	PMLQ	22 April 2022	Incumbent
34	Agha Hassan Baloch	Science and Technology	BNPM	22 April 2022	Incumbent

Minister of State

Minister of State
#	Name	Party	Portfolio	Assumed office	Left office
1	Aisha Ghaus Pasha	PMLN	Finance and Revenue	19 April 2022	Incumbent
2	Hina Rabbani Khar	PPP	Foreign Affairs	19 April 2022	Incumbent
3	Abdul Rehman Khan Kanju	PMLN	Interior	19 April 2022	Incumbent
4	Shahadat Awan	PPP	Law & Justice	19 April 2022	Incumbent
5	Musadik Masood Malik	PMLN	Petroleum	19 April 2022	Incumbent
6	Muhammad Hashim Notezai	BNPM	Power	19 April 2022	Incumbent
7	Ehsanullah Reki	BAP	Defence Production	29 July 2022	Incumbent

Advisors


Advisors to the Prime Minister
#	Name	Party	Portfolio	Status	Assumed office	Left office
1	Qamar Zaman Kaira	PPP	Kashmir Affairs And Gilgit-Baltistan	Federal Minister	19 April 2022	Incumbent
2	Amir Muqam	PMLN	Political and Public Affairs	Federal Minister	19 April 2022	Incumbent
3	Aun Chaudhry	Independent	Tourism and sports	Federal Minister	19 April 2022	Incumbent
4	Ahad Cheema	PMLN	Advisor for Establishment	Federal Minister	9 June 2022	Incumbent

Special Assistants to the Prime Minister


	Special Assistants to the Prime Minister
#	Name	Party	Portfolio	Status	Assumed office	Left office
1	Syed Fahd Husain		Public Policy & Strategic Communications	Federal Minister	13 May 2022	April 2023
2	Tariq Fatemi	PMLN	Foreign Affairs	Minister of state	20 April 2022	Incumbent
3	Hanif Abbasi	PMLN	N/A	Federal Minister	27 April 2022	2 June 2022
4	Attaullah Tarar	PMLN	Narcotics control	Federal Minister	27 July 2022	Incumbent
5	Muhammed Sadiq		Special Representative for Afghanistan	Minister of State	27 April 2022	Incumbent
6	Hafiz Abdul Kareem	PMLN	N/A	Federal Minister	28 June 2022	Incumbent
7	Shah Jahan Yousaf	PMLN	N/A	special assistant	28 June 2022	Incumbent
8	Faisal Karim Kundi	PPP	Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety	Minister of State	September 2022	Incumbent
9	Shaza Fatima Khawaja	PMLN	Youth Affairs	Minister of State	28 June 2022	Incumbent
10	Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry	PMLN	N/A	Minister of State	28 June 2022	Incumbent
11	Sheikh Fayyaz Ud Din	PMLN	N/A	Minister of State	28 June 2022	Incumbent
12	Romina Khurshid Alam	PMLN	N/A	Minister of State	28 June 2022	Incumbent
13	Muhammad Owais Siddiqui		N/A	Minister of State	28 June 2022	Incumbent
14	Muhammad Jehanzeb Khan [16]		Government Effectiveness	Minister of State	14 July 2022	Incumbent
15	Zafaruddin Mahmood		N/A	Minister of State	28 June 2022	Incumbent
16	Sadiq Iftikhar [17][16]	MQM-P	Information Technology & Telecom	Minister of State	6 July 2022	Incumbent
17	Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan	PMLN	Defence	Federal Minister	12 August 2022	Incumbent
18	Rubina Irfan	PMLQ	N/A	Minister of State	5 August 2022	Incumbent
19	Malik Abdul Ghaffar Dogar	PMLN	N/A	Minister of State	5 August 2022	Incumbent
20	Shaharyar Ali Khan [18]	PPP	Privatisation	Minister of State	11 August 2022	Incumbent
21	Nawabzada Iftakhar Ahmed Khan Babar [19][20]	PPP	Kashmir Affairs & Gilgit Baltistan	Minister of State	13 September 2022	Incumbent
22	Mahar Irshad Ahmad Khan[19][20]	PPP	Inter Provincial Coordination	Minister of State	13 September 2022	Incumbent
23	Raza Rabani Khar [19][20]	PPP	Commerce	Minister of State	13 September 2022	Incumbent
24	Mahesh Kumar Malani[19][20]	PPP	National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination	Minister of State	13 September 2022	Incumbent
25	Sardar Saleem Haider [19][20]	PPP	Overseas Pakistani & HR Development	Minister of State	13 September 2022	Incumbent
26	Tasneem Ahmed Qureshi[19][20]	PPP	Industries & Production	Minister of State	13 September 2022	Incumbent
27	Mohammad Ali Shah Bacha [19][20]	PPP	Water Resources	Minister of State	13 September 2022	Incumbent
28	Sardar Shahjehan Yousaf [19][20]		N/A	Minister of State	13 September 2022	Incumbent
29	Nauman Ahmad Langrial[19][20]		N/A	Minister of State	13 September 2022	Incumbent
30	Irfan Qadir[21]		Accountability & Interior	Federal Minister	7 October 2022	Incumbent
31	Tariq Bajwa	PMLN	Finance	Minister of State	28 June 2022	Incumbent
32	Tariq Mehmood Pasha [22]		Revenue	Minister of State	28 October 2022	Incumbent
33	Rana Mubashir Iqbal[23]	PMLN	N/A	Federal Minister	21 December 2022	Incumbent
34	Fahd Haroon [24]	PPP	Public Communication & Digital Platforms	Minister of State	19 January 2023	Incumbent
35	Muhammad Jawad Sohrab Malik [25]		N/A	Minister of State	2 February 2023	Incumbent
36	Rao Muhammad Ajmal Khan[26]	PMLN	N/A	Minister of State	7 February 2023	Incumbent
37	Shaista Pervaiz Malik[26]	PMLN	N/A	Minister of State	7 February 2023	Incumbent
38	Muhammad Hamid Hameed[26]	PMLN	N/A	Minister of State	7 February 2023	Incumbent
39	Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh[26]	PMLN	N/A	Minister of State	7 February 2023	Incumbent
40	Malik Sohail Khan[26]	PMLN	N/A	Minister of State	7 February 2023	Incumbent
41	Chaudhry Abid Raza[27]	PMLN	N/A	Minister of State	8 February 2023	Incumbent
42	Muhammad Moeen Wattoo[27]	PMLN	N/A	Minister of State	8 February 2023	Incumbent

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[2] "Home Page". cabinet.gov.pk.

[3] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20091110133919/http://www.pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/part3.ch3.notes.html#81D Article 81D

[4] "Pakistan to Vote in New PM as Ousted Khan Rallies Supporters". Bloomberg News. 11 April 2022.

[5] Shahzad, Asif; Hassan, Syed Raza (11 April 2022). "Political change in Pakistan as Shehbaz Sharif seeks to become PM". Reuters – via www.reuters.com.

[6] "Chapter 3: Chapter:3 The Federal Government". Retrieved 3 January 2013.

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[9] Dawn.com (27 April 2022). "Bilawal takes oath as federal minister". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

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