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Mir Hazar Khan Khoso
Mir Hazar Khan Khoso
مير هزار خان کوسو‎
Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan
	In office; 25 March 2013 – 5 June 2013
President	Asif Ali Zardari
Preceded by	Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
Succeeded by	Nawaz Sharif
Minister of Foreign Affairs; Caretaker
	In office; 4 April 2013 – 4 June 2013
Preceded by	Hina Rabbani Khar
Succeeded by	Nawaz Sharif
Minister of Finance; Caretaker
	In office; 4 April 2013 – 4 June 2013
Preceded by	Saleem Mandviwalla
Succeeded by	Ishaq Dar
Minister of Defence; Caretaker
	In office; 5 April 2013 – 4 June 2013
Preceded by	Naveed Qamar
Succeeded by	Nawaz Sharif
Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court
	In office; 17 November 1992 – 18 July 1994
Personal details
Born	30 September 1929; Goth Azam Khan, Sibi District, Balochistan, British India
Died	26 June 2015 (aged 85); Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Cause of death	Myocardial infarction
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	University of Sindh; University of Karachi

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Mir Hazar Khan Khoso (Sindhi: مير هزار خان کوسو‎; Urdu: میر ہزار خان کھوسو) (30 September 1929 – 26 June 2015)^[2] was a Pakistani jurist who was the caretaker prime minister of Pakistan from 25 March to 5 June 2013. Khoso was a judge who previously served as the chief justice of the Federal Shariat Court and served as the caretaker prime minister ahead of the general elections scheduled in May 2013.^[3]^[4]

Early life and education

Khoso was born in Goth Azam Khan village in the Jaffarabad District of the South-East Balochistan Province of Pakistan, on 30 September 1929.^[5] During his youth, Khoso participated actively in the Pakistan Movement and noted Jinnah as his inspiration.^[6]^[7] He was of Baloch ethnicity. ^[8]

Khoso attended the Sindh University in 1950 and graduated with BA degree in 1954. After two years, Khoso secured a bachelor's degree in law from Karachi University. He was public prosecutor at Jacobabad, Sindh from 1966 to 1976. He was a professor in Government at Law College Quetta, Balochistan. He was also selected as a judge of the Supreme Court Pakistan from 1994 to 1996. He was also a member of Pakistan Public Service Commission from 1986 to 2001. He was chairman of the Sacked Employees Board for reinstatement.^[1]

Judicial career

Khoso began his professional career in 1957 as a lawyer of then West Pakistan Karachi Bench and then became a Supreme Court lawyer in 1980. He was chosen to become a judge at Balochistan High Court in 1977 and served in that position for the next two years. He was reappointed an additional judge in March 1985 and was confirmed as a permanent judge of the provincial high court in 1987.^[9] He was elevated as the chief justice of Balochistan High Court in 1989. He was appointed Governor of Balochistan twice but for brief periods. Firstly, he governed the province from 25 June until 12 July in 1990, and then from 13 March 1991 until 13 July in 1991.^[1]

After reaching superannuation and thus retirement from the judicial services, Khoso was appointed a judge of the Federal Shariat Court that rules according to Islamic injunction. After assuming his new responsibilities in 1991, the next year he was promoted as the chief justice of the Shariat Court and continued to be in this position till 1994.^[9] Khoso served as the Balochistan Chairman of the Zakat Council. For a long time, Khoso steered clear of politics, focusing mainly on his responsibilities at the Zakat Council. Due to his efforts, his home-district (Jaffarabad) has two Session Courts.^[1] Khoso fought for rights for females to become educated.^[3]^[10]^[11]^[12]

Prime Minister of Pakistan

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) appointed Khoso as the caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan on 24 March 2013, out of four nominees coming from both the opposition and the dissolved government.^[9] He took oath on 25 March 2013.^[13]

Policies and changes

As a caretaker, Khoso held little power and was only tasked by the Election Commission to hold elections within a few months. As the caretaker prime minister he did make administrative adjustments including the inauguration of the Sohbatpur District, a small district in Balochistan. He served his tenure as a caretaker and ensured elections were held in June of 2013.

Federal cabinet

On 2 April 2013, the fourteen-member caretaker federal cabinet, as nominated by Khoso, took their oath administered by President Asif Ali Zardari at the Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad. Among the ministers sworn in included Arif Nizami, Sohail Wajahat H Siddique, Shahzada Ahsan Ashraf Sheikh, Malik Habib, Ahmer Bilal Soofi, Dr Musaddiq Malik, Maqbool HH Rahmatoola, Abdul Malik Kasi, Asadullah Mandokhel, Mir Hassan Domki, Dr Sania Nishtar, Feroze Jamal Shah Kakakhel, Dr Younis Soomro and Shahzada Jamal.^[14] The interim cabinet included seven members from the Punjab, three each from Sindh and Balochistan, and two from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.^[15] The Khoso caretaker ministry served till the Third Sharif ministry took office after general elections in May 2013.^[16]

Personal life and death

Khoso died on 26 June 2025 at the age of 85.^[17]^[18]^[19]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Pakistan: Who is Mir Hazar Khan Khoso?". Gulf News. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
^ Profile of Mir Hazar Khan Khoso
^ ^a ^b "Justice (r) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso named interim PM of Pakistan". The Express Tribune. AFP/Web Desk. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
^ "ECP appoints Justice (R) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso as caretaker PM". Geo TV. 17 March 2013. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
^ "Former caretaker premier Mir Hazar Khan Khoso passes away". The Express Tribune. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
^ Khoso, His excellency, Mir Hazar Khan. "Prime Minister Justice (Retd.) Mir Hazar Khoso's Address to the Nation". Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC). Radio Pakistan. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
^ Islamabad (3 May 2013). "PM Khosa assures holding of free, fair, peaceful elections". Jang News, 2013 (in Urdu). Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
^ "Former interim PM Mir Hazar Khan Khoso breathes his last at 91". en.dailypakistan.com.pk. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "ECP selects Mir Hazar Khan Khoso as caretaker PM". Dawn. Pakistan Herald Publications. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
^ "ECP selects caretaker PM". The News International. Thenews.com. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
^ "ECP appoints Mir Hazar Khan Khoso as caretaker PM". The Nation. 24 March 2013. Archived from the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
^ "Provincial Assembly of Balochistan, Members Directory". Government of Balochistan. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
^ "Pakistan's caretaker PM Mir Hazar Khan Khoso sworn in". BBC News. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
^ Hussain, Tayyab (2 April 2013). "14-member federal cabinet takes oath". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
^ "14-member caretaker cabinet takes oath". The News International. 3 April 2013. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
^ "Ex-premier Mir Hazar Khan Khoso breathes his last in Quetta". The Frontier Post. 26 June 2021. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
^ "Former caretaker premier Mir Hazar Khan Khoso passes away". The Express Tribune. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ "Former caretaker PM Mir Hazar Khan Khoso passes away at 92". www.geo.tv. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ "Former caretaker PM Mir Hazar Khoso passes away". The Nation. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

External links

"Pakistan's former caretaker PM Mir Hazar Khoso passes away". 26 June 2021 – via PTI.

Political offices
Preceded by Raja Pervaiz Ashraf	Prime Minister of Pakistan Caretaker 2013	Succeeded by Nawaz Sharif
Preceded by Hina Rabbani Khar	Minister of Foreign Affairs Caretaker 2013	Succeeded by Sartaj Aziz
Preceded by Saleem Mandviwalla	Minister of Finance Caretaker 2013	Succeeded by Ishaq Dar
Preceded by Naveed Qamar	Minister of Defence Caretaker 2013	Succeeded by Nisar Ali Khan

[Gulf_news-1] "Pakistan: Who is Mir Hazar Khan Khoso?". Gulf News. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.

[2] Profile of Mir Hazar Khan Khoso

[Tribune24-3] "Justice (r) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso named interim PM of Pakistan". The Express Tribune. AFP/Web Desk. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.

[4] "ECP appoints Justice (R) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso as caretaker PM". Geo TV. 17 March 2013. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.

[5] "Former caretaker premier Mir Hazar Khan Khoso passes away". The Express Tribune. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

[Radio_Pakistan-6] Khoso, His excellency, Mir Hazar Khan. "Prime Minister Justice (Retd.) Mir Hazar Khoso's Address to the Nation". Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC). Radio Pakistan. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.

[Jang_News,_2013-7] Islamabad (3 May 2013). "PM Khosa assures holding of free, fair, peaceful elections". Jang News, 2013 (in Urdu). Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.

[8] "Former interim PM Mir Hazar Khan Khoso breathes his last at 91". en.dailypakistan.com.pk. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

[Dawn24-9] "ECP selects Mir Hazar Khan Khoso as caretaker PM". Dawn. Pakistan Herald Publications. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.

[10] "ECP selects caretaker PM". The News International. Thenews.com. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.

[11] "ECP appoints Mir Hazar Khan Khoso as caretaker PM". The Nation. 24 March 2013. Archived from the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.

[12] "Provincial Assembly of Balochistan, Members Directory". Government of Balochistan. Retrieved 24 March 2013.

[13] "Pakistan's caretaker PM Mir Hazar Khan Khoso sworn in". BBC News. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.

[14] Hussain, Tayyab (2 April 2013). "14-member federal cabinet takes oath". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 3 April 2013.

[15] "14-member caretaker cabinet takes oath". The News International. 3 April 2013. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2013.

[16] "Ex-premier Mir Hazar Khan Khoso breathes his last in Quetta". The Frontier Post. 26 June 2021. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

[17] "Former caretaker premier Mir Hazar Khan Khoso passes away". The Express Tribune. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[18] "Former caretaker PM Mir Hazar Khan Khoso passes away at 92". www.geo.tv. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[19] "Former caretaker PM Mir Hazar Khoso passes away". The Nation. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

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+'''Mir Hazar Khan Khoso''' ({{Lang-sd|{{Naskh|مير هزار خان کوسو}}}}; {{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|میر ہزار خان کھوسو}}}}) (30 September 1929 – 26 June 2015)<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=RVo-AQAAIAAJ&q=mir+hazar+khan+khoso+30+september+1929 Profile of Mir Hazar Khan Khoso]</ref> was a Pakistani [[jurist]] who was the [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|caretaker prime minister of Pakistan]] from 25 March to 5 June 2013. Khoso was a judge who previously served as the [[Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court|chief justice]] of the [[Federal Shariat Court]] and served as the caretaker prime minister ahead of the [[2013 Pakistani general election|general elections]] scheduled in May 2013.<ref name="Tribune24">{{cite news |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/525608/justice-r-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-named-interim-pm-of-pakistan/ | title=Justice (r) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso named interim PM of Pakistan | access-date=24 March 2013 | work=[[The Express Tribune]] |agency=[[Agence France-Presse|AFP]]/Web Desk |date=24 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.geo.tv/GeoDetail.aspx?ID=93599 |title=ECP appoints Justice (R) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso as caretaker PM |publisher=[[Geo TV]] |date=17 March 2013 |access-date=24 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130327023259/http://www.geo.tv/GeoDetail.aspx?ID=93599 |archive-date=27 March 2013  }}</ref>
-== Personal life ==
+== Early life and education ==
-Khoso was born in Goth Azam Khan village in the [[Jaffarabad District]] of the South-East [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan Province]] of Pakistan, on 30 September 1929.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-26|title=Former caretaker premier Mir Hazar Khan Khoso passes away|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/2307414/former-caretaker-pm-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-passes-away|access-date=2021-06-30|website=The Express Tribune|language=en}}</ref> During his youth, Khoso participated actively in the [[Pakistan Movement]] and noted [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah|Jinnah]] as his inspiration.<ref name="Radio Pakistan">{{cite web|last=Khoso, His excellency|first=Mir Hazar Khan|title=Prime Minister Justice (Retd.) Mir Hazar Khoso's Address to the Nation|url=http://www.radio.gov.pk/newsdetail-43745|work=Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC)|publisher=Radio Pakistan|access-date=3 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510050513/http://www.radio.gov.pk/newsdetail-43745|archive-date=10 May 2013}}</ref><ref name="Jang News, 2013">{{cite news|last=Islamabad|title=PM Khosa assures holding of free, fair, peaceful elections|url=http://jang.com.pk/jang/may2013-daily/03-05-2013/index.html|access-date=3 May 2013|newspaper=Jang News, 2013|date=3 May 2013|language=ur|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504131756/http://jang.com.pk/jang/may2013-daily/03-05-2013/index.html|archive-date=4 May 2013}}</ref> He was of [[Baloch people|Baloch]] ethnicity. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Former interim PM Mir Hazar Khan Khoso breathes his last at 91 |url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/26-Jun-2021/former-interim-pm-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-breathes-his-last-at-91 |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=en.dailypakistan.com.pk}}</ref>
+Khoso was born in Goth Azam Khan village in the [[Jaffarabad District]] of the South-East [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan Province]] of Pakistan, on 30 September 1929.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-26|title=Former caretaker premier Mir Hazar Khan Khoso passes away|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/2307414/former-caretaker-pm-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-passes-away|access-date=2021-06-30|website=The Express Tribune|language=en}}</ref> During his youth, Khoso participated actively in the [[Pakistan Movement]] and noted [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah|Jinnah]] as his inspiration.<ref name="Radio Pakistan">{{cite web|last=Khoso, His excellency|first=Mir Hazar Khan|title=Prime Minister Justice (Retd.) Mir Hazar Khoso's Address to the Nation|url=http://www.radio.gov.pk/newsdetail-43745|work=Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC)|publisher=Radio Pakistan|access-date=3 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510050513/http://www.radio.gov.pk/newsdetail-43745|archive-date=10 May 2013}}</ref><ref name="Jang News, 2013">{{cite news|last=Islamabad|title=PM Khosa assures holding of free, fair, peaceful elections|url=http://jang.com.pk/jang/may2013-daily/03-05-2013/index.html|access-date=3 May 2013|newspaper=Jang News, 2013|date=3 May 2013|language=ur|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504131756/http://jang.com.pk/jang/may2013-daily/03-05-2013/index.html|archive-date=4 May 2013}}</ref> He was of [[Baloch people|Baloch]] ethnicity. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Former interim PM Mir Hazar Khan Khoso breathes his last at 91 |url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/26-Jun-2021/former-interim-pm-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-breathes-his-last-at-91 |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=en.dailypakistan.com.pk|date=26 June 2021 }}</ref>
 Khoso attended the [[University of Sindh|Sindh University]] in 1950 and graduated with BA degree in 1954. After two years, Khoso secured a bachelor's degree in [[LLB|law]] from [[Karachi University]]. He was public prosecutor at Jacobabad, Sindh from 1966 to 1976. He was a professor in Government at Law College Quetta, Balochistan. He was also selected as a judge of the Supreme Court Pakistan from 1994 to 1996. He was also a member of Pakistan Public Service Commission from 1986 to 2001. He was chairman of the Sacked Employees Board for reinstatement.<ref name="Gulf news">{{cite web|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/world/pakistan/pakistan-who-is-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-1.1162076|title=Pakistan: Who is Mir Hazar Khan Khoso?|work=[[Gulf News]]|date=24 March 2013|access-date=24 March 2013}}</ref>
-Khoso died on 26 June 2021 at the age of 91.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former caretaker premier Mir Hazar Khan Khoso passes away |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2307414/former-caretaker-prime-minister-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-passes-away |access-date=26 June 2021 |work=The Express Tribune |date=26 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Former caretaker PM Mir Hazar Khan Khoso passes away at 92 |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/357029-former-caretaker-pm-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-passes-away-at-95 |access-date=26 June 2021 |work=www.geo.tv |date=26 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Former caretaker PM Mir Hazar Khoso passes away |url=https://nation.com.pk/26-Jun-2021/former-caretaker-pm-mir-hazar-khoso-passes-away |access-date=26 June 2021 |work=The Nation |date=26 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
 == Judicial career ==
 Khoso began his professional career in 1957 as a lawyer of then [[West Pakistan]] [[Sindh High Court#Bench|Karachi Bench]] and then became a [[Supreme Court of Pakistan|Supreme Court]] lawyer in 1980. He was chosen to become a judge at [[Balochistan High Court]] in 1977 and served in that position for the next two years. He was reappointed an additional judge in March 1985 and was confirmed as a permanent judge of the provincial high court in 1987.<ref name="Dawn24">{{cite news |url=http://dawn.com/2013/03/24/ecp-selects-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-as-caretaker-pm/ | title=ECP selects Mir Hazar Khan Khoso as caretaker PM | access-date=25 March 2013 | work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |publisher=Pakistan Herald Publications |date=24 March 2013}}</ref> He was elevated as the chief justice of [[Balochistan High Court]] in 1989. He was appointed [[Governor of Balochistan, Pakistan|Governor of Balochistan]] twice but for brief periods. Firstly, he governed the province from 25 June until 12 July in 1990, and then from 13 March 1991 until 13 July in 1991.<ref name="Gulf news"/>
-After reaching superannuation and thus retirement from the judicial services, Khoso was appointed a judge of the Federal Shariat Court that rules according to Islamic injunction. After assuming his new responsibilities in 1991, the next year he was promoted as the chief justice of the Shariat Court and continued to be in this position till 1994.<ref name="Dawn24"/> Khoso served as the Balochistan Chairman of the [[Zakat Council]]. For a long time, Khoso steered clear of politics, focusing mainly on his responsibilities at the Zakat Council. Due to his efforts, his home-district (Jaffarabad) has two Session Courts.<ref name="Gulf news"/> Khoso fought for rights for females to become educated.<ref name="Tribune24"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-93599-ECP-selects-Mir-Hazar-Khan-Khoso-as-caretaker-PM |title=ECP selects caretaker PM |work=[[The News International]] |publisher=Thenews.com|date=24 March 2013 |access-date=24 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/24-Mar-2013/ecp-selects-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-as-caretaker-pm |title=ECP appoints Mir Hazar Khan Khoso as caretaker PM |work=[[The Nation (Pakistan)|The Nation]] |date=24 March 2013 |access-date=24 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324223848/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/24-Mar-2013/ecp-selects-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-as-caretaker-pm |archive-date=24 March 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pabalochistan.gov.pk/index.php/members/bydistrict/en/26/207 |title=Provincial Assembly of Balochistan, Members Directory|publisher=[[Government of Balochistan]]|access-date=24 March 2013}}</ref>
+After reaching superannuation and thus retirement from the judicial services, Khoso was appointed a judge of the Federal Shariat Court that rules according to Islamic injunction. After assuming his new responsibilities in 1991, the next year he was promoted as the chief justice of the Shariat Court and continued to be in this position till 1994.<ref name="Dawn24"/> Khoso served as the Balochistan Chairman of the [[Zakat Council]]. For a long time, Khoso steered clear of politics, focusing mainly on his responsibilities at the Zakat Council. Due to his efforts, his home-district (Jaffarabad) has two Session Courts.<ref name="Gulf news"/> Khoso fought for rights for females to become educated.<ref name="Tribune24"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-93599-ECP-selects-Mir-Hazar-Khan-Khoso-as-caretaker-PM |title=ECP selects caretaker PM |work=[[The News International]] |publisher=Thenews.com|date=24 March 2013 |access-date=24 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/24-Mar-2013/ecp-selects-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-as-caretaker-pm |title=ECP appoints Mir Hazar Khan Khoso as caretaker PM |work=[[The Nation (Pakistan)|The Nation]] |date=24 March 2013 |access-date=24 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324223848/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/24-Mar-2013/ecp-selects-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-as-caretaker-pm |archive-date=24 March 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pabalochistan.gov.pk/index.php/members/bydistrict/en/26/207 |title=Provincial Assembly of Balochistan, Members Directory|publisher=[[Government of Balochistan]]|access-date=24 March 2013}}</ref>
 == Prime Minister of Pakistan ==
 The [[Election Commission of Pakistan]] (ECP) appointed Khoso as the caretaker [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] on 24 March 2013, out of four nominees coming from both the opposition and the dissolved government.<ref name="Dawn24"/> He took oath on 25 March 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21922586 | title=Pakistan's caretaker PM Mir Hazar Khan Khoso sworn in | access-date=25 March 2013 | publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=25 March 2013}}</ref>
+=== Policies and changes ===
+[[File:Inauguration of District Sohbatpur by the then ( Take care )Prime Minister of Pakistan Mir Hazar Khan Khoso in May 2013..jpg|262x262px| thumb|Inauguration of the [[Sohbatpur District]] in May 2013 by Mir Hazar Khan Khoso. ]]
+As a [[Caretaker government|caretaker]], Khoso held little power and was only tasked by the [[Election Commission of Pakistan|Election Commission]] to hold elections within a few months. As the [[Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan|caretaker prime minister]] he did make administrative adjustments including the inauguration of the [[Sohbatpur District]], a small district in [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]]. He served his tenure as a caretaker and ensured elections were held in [[2013 Pakistani general election|June of 2013]].
+<br/>
 === Federal cabinet ===
-On 2 April 2013, the [[Khoso caretaker ministry|fourteen-member caretaker federal cabinet]], as nominated by Khoso, took their oath administered by [[President of Pakistan|President]] [[Asif Ali Zardari]] at the [[Aiwan-e-Sadr]] in Islamabad. Among the ministers sworn in included Arif Nizami, Sohail Wajahat H Siddique, Shahzada Ahsan Ashraf Sheikh, [[Malik Habib]], Ahmer Bilal Soofi, Dr Musaddiq Malik, Maqbool HH Rahmatoola, Abdul Malik Kasi, Asadullah Mandokhel, Mir Hassan Domki, [[Sania Nishtar|Dr Sania Nishtar]], Feroze Jamal Shah Kakakhel, Dr Younis Soomro and [[Shahzada Jamal Nazir | Shahzada Jamal]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/04/02/news/national/14-member-federal-cabinet-takes-oath/ | title=14-member federal cabinet takes oath | first=Tayyab |last=Hussain|work=Pakistan Today | date=2 April 2013 | access-date=3 April 2013}}</ref> The interim cabinet included seven members from the [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], three each from [[Sindh]] and [[Balochistan]], and two from [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-22011-14-member-caretaker-cabinet-takes-oath | title=14-member caretaker cabinet takes oath | work=The News International | date=3 April 2013 | access-date=3 April 2013 | archive-date=28 April 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428083811/http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-22011-14-member-caretaker-cabinet-takes-oath | url-status=dead }}</ref> The Khoso caretaker ministry served till the [[Third Sharif ministry]] took office after [[2013 Pakistani general election|general elections in May 2013]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-26|title=Ex-premier Mir Hazar Khan Khoso breathes his last in Quetta|url=https://thefrontierpost.com/ex-premier-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-breathes-his-last-in-quetta/|access-date=2021-06-30|website=The Frontier Post|language=en-US|archive-date=26 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626120313/https://thefrontierpost.com/ex-premier-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-breathes-his-last-in-quetta/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+On 2 April 2013, the [[Khoso caretaker ministry|fourteen-member caretaker federal cabinet]], as nominated by Khoso, took their oath administered by [[President of Pakistan|President]] [[Asif Ali Zardari]] at the [[Aiwan-e-Sadr]] in Islamabad. Among the ministers sworn in included Arif Nizami, Sohail Wajahat H Siddique, [[Shahzada Ahsan|Shahzada Ahsan Ashraf]] Sheikh, [[Malik Habib]], Ahmer Bilal Soofi, Dr Musaddiq Malik, Maqbool HH Rahmatoola, Abdul Malik Kasi, Asadullah Mandokhel, Mir Hassan Domki, [[Sania Nishtar|Dr Sania Nishtar]], [[Feroze Jamal Shah Kakakhel]], Dr Younis Soomro and [[Shahzada Jamal Nazir | Shahzada Jamal]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/04/02/news/national/14-member-federal-cabinet-takes-oath/ | title=14-member federal cabinet takes oath | first=Tayyab |last=Hussain|work=Pakistan Today | date=2 April 2013 | access-date=3 April 2013}}</ref> The interim cabinet included seven members from the [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], three each from [[Sindh]] and [[Balochistan]], and two from [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-22011-14-member-caretaker-cabinet-takes-oath | title=14-member caretaker cabinet takes oath | work=The News International | date=3 April 2013 | access-date=3 April 2013 | archive-date=28 April 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428083811/http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-22011-14-member-caretaker-cabinet-takes-oath | url-status=dead }}</ref> The Khoso caretaker ministry served till the [[Third Sharif ministry]] took office after [[2013 Pakistani general election|general elections in May 2013]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-26|title=Ex-premier Mir Hazar Khan Khoso breathes his last in Quetta|url=https://thefrontierpost.com/ex-premier-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-breathes-his-last-in-quetta/|access-date=2021-06-30|website=The Frontier Post|language=en-US|archive-date=26 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626120313/https://thefrontierpost.com/ex-premier-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-breathes-his-last-in-quetta/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+== Personal life and death ==
+Khoso died on 26 June 2025 at the age of 85.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former caretaker premier Mir Hazar Khan Khoso passes away |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2307414/former-caretaker-prime-minister-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-passes-away |access-date=26 June 2021 |work=The Express Tribune |date=26 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Former caretaker PM Mir Hazar Khan Khoso passes away at 92 |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/357029-former-caretaker-pm-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-passes-away-at-95 |access-date=26 June 2021 |work=www.geo.tv |date=26 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Former caretaker PM Mir Hazar Khoso passes away |url=https://nation.com.pk/26-Jun-2021/former-caretaker-pm-mir-hazar-khoso-passes-away |access-date=26 June 2021 |work=The Nation |date=26 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
 == See also ==
 {{Portal|Pakistan|Politics}}
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v t e Chief Justices of Balochistan High Court
Khuda Bakhsh Marri Abdul Hayee Qureshi M. A Rashid Zakaullah Lodi Abdul Qadeer Chaudhry Ajmal Mian Hazar Khan Khoso Munawar Ahmed Mirza Amir-ul-Mulk Iftikhar Chaudhry Javed Iqbal Fayyaz Ahmad Amanullah Khan Qazi Faez Isa Ghulam Mustafa Mengal Muhammad Noor Meskanzai Tahira Safdar Jamal Khan Mandokhail Naeem Akhtar Afghan
Italics indicates acting chief justices