The Cabinet of Pakistan (Template:Lang-ur, 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 MinisterLiaqat 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]
APPOINTMENT OF FEDERAL MINISTERS AND MINISTERS OF
STATE
In terms of clause 1 of Article 92 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the President is advised to appoint the following as
Federal Ministers: i. Khawaja Muhammad Asif, MNA ii. Mr. Ahsan Iqbal Chaudry, MNA
iii. Rana Tanveer Hussain, MNA
iv. Mr. Azam Nazeer Tarar, Senator v. Chaudhry Salik Hussain, MNA
vi. Abdul Aleem Khan, MNA vii. Jam Kamal Khan, MNA
vili. Engr. Amir Muqam, MNA
ix. Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, MNA
x. Mr. Attaullah Tarar, MNA
xi. Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, MNA - xii. Mr. Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh, MNA
xiii. Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada, MNA
2.
In terms of clause 1 of Article 92 of the Constitution of the Islamic
Republic of Pakistan, the President is advised to appoint the following As
Federal Ministers, notwithstanding that on ceasing to be members of the Senate of Pakistan on 12th March, 2024, they, in terms of clause 9 of Article 91 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, shall continue in office as Federal Ministers;
Mr. Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Senator Mr. Musadik Masood Malik, Senator
3.
In terms of clause 1 of Article 92, read with clause 9 of Article 91, of
the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the President is advised to appoint the following as Federal Ministers;
i.
iii.
Mr. Muhammad Aurangzeb
Mr. Ahad Khan Cheema
Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi
Mr. Omar Khalid Cheema
In terms of clause 1 of Article 92 of the Constitution of the Islamic
Republic of Pakistan, the President is advised to appoint Ms. Shaza Fatima Khawaja as Minister of State.
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