Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan

Caretaker Prime Minister of the
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
نگران وزیر اعظم پاکستان
Standard of the Prime Minister of Pakistan
Office vacant
since 18 August 2018
Style His Excellency
(diplomatic)
Mr. Prime Minister
(informal)
Honourable Prime Minister
(formal)
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 (1990-08-06)
First holder Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi
(1990)
Final holder Nasirul Mulk
(2018)
Website www.pmo.gov.pk/

The Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan (Urdu: نگران وزیر اعظم پاکستان‬‎) is the head of government in Pakistan following the dissolution of the National Assembly. The purpose of this post is to ensure free and fair elections are held.[1] The most recent Caretaker PM was former Chief Justice Nasirul Mulk, who took office on 1 June 2018, after the National Assembly dissolved,[2] then resigned the office when Imran Khan was sworn in on 18 August 2018.[3]

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.[4]

Caretaker Prime Ministers of Pakistan

List of Prime Ministers of Pakistan
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–death)		 Took office Left office Tenure Elections Political party
(Alliance)		 Note(s)
1st Caretaker Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi[5]
(1931–2009)		 6 August 1990 6 November 1990 3 Months — National Peoples Party Jatoi was appointed by President Ghulam Ishaq Khan as a caretaker Prime Minister.[6]
2nd Caretaker Balakh Sher Mazari[6]
(1928–)		 18 April 1993 26 May 1993 1 Month,
8 Days		 — Pakistan People's Party Appointed by the President Khan as a caretaker Prime Minister, Mazari's term ended when the Supreme Court overturned the Presidential order and restored Sharif's government.[6]
3rd Caretaker Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi[6]
(1930–2016)		 18 July 1993 19 October 1993 3 Months,
1 Day		 — Independent After Sharif's resignation in July 1993, Qureshi was appointed as the caretaker Prime Minister.
4th Caretaker Malik Meraj Khalid[7]
(1916–2003)		 5 November 1996 17 February 1997 3 Months,
12 Days		 — Independent Khalid was appointed as a caretaker Prime Minister after the dismissal of Bhutto's government in November 1996.[6]
5th Caretaker A head and shoulder shoot of a beard man wearing spectacles Muhammad Mian Soomro[8]
(1950–)		 16 November 2007 24 March 2008 4 Months,
8 Days		 — Pakistan Muslim League (Q) Soomro took the office as caretaker Prime Minister in November 2007.[8]
6th Caretaker Mir Hazar Khan Khoso[9]
(1929–)		 25 March 2013 5 June 2013 2 Months,
11 Days		 — Independent Khoso was appointed by the Election Commission of Pakistan on 24 March,[10] and took the oath of office on 25 March 2013.[11]
7th Caretaker[12] Nasirul Mulk
(1950–)		 1 June 2018 18 August 2018 2 Months,
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.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 "Chapter 2: "Electoral Laws and Conduct of Elections" of Part VIII: "Elections"". www.pakistani.org.
  2. ↑ "Oversight: Caretaker prime ministers over the years - The Express Tribune". 28 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Imran Khan sworn in as Pakistan prime minister". BBC News. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "ECP to take decision on caretaker set-up if govt-opposition fails to reach consensus: PM - Pakistan - Dunya News".
  5. ↑ "Ex-PM Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi passes away". Daily Times. 21 November 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Daily Times https://web.archive.org/web/20131002174343/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_27-6-2004_pg7_43. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ F. Burns, John (15 November 1996). "Caretaker Premier leads Pakistan into 90 days of no frills". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  8. 1 2 "Soomro takes oath as Pakistan's caretaker PM". Xinhua News Agency. 16 November 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "ECP selects Mir Hazar Khan Khoso as caretaker PM". Dawn. Herald. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  10. ↑ "Justice (r) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso named interim PM of Pakistan". The Express Tribune. AFP/Web Desk. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  11. ↑ "Pakistan's caretaker PM Mir Hazar Khan Khoso sworn in". BBC News. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  12. ↑ "Mulk picked out to serve as caretaker PM". The Express Tribune. 28 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "Former CJP Nasirul Mulk to be caretaker PM". Dawn. 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
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