Kakar caretaker government

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Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar Caretaker Government
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50th Cabinet of Pakistan
17 August 2023
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Date formed17 August 2023
Date dissolved4 March 2024
People and organisations
Head of state Arif Alvi
Head of government Anwar ul Haq Kakar
Status in legislature Caretaker government
History
Predecessor First Shehbaz Sharif government
Successor Second Shehbaz Sharif government

The Kakar caretaker government was the Pakistani caretaker federal cabinet and government led by Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar that was sworn into office on 17 August 2023. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Cabinet of Federal Ministers and Ministers of State ceased to hold their offices on 4 March 2024. [5]

List

Federal Ministers

PortfolioMinisterTerm
Prime Minister Anwar ul Haq Kakar 14 August 2023 – 4 March 2024
Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Shamshad Akhtar 17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024
Foreign Affairs Jalil Abbas Jilani
Defence, Defence Production Anwar Ali Hyder
Interior, Narcotics Control, Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Sarfraz Bugti 17 August 2023 – 15 December 2023
Commerce, Industries and Production Gohar Ejaz 17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024
Law and Justice, Climate Change, Water Resources Ahmad Irfan Aslam
Human Rights Khalil Francis
Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Sami Saeed
Communications, Maritime Affairs, Railways Shahid Ashraf Tarar
Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi
Power and Petroleum Muhammad Ali
Federal Education and Professional Training Madad Ali Sindhi
National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Nadeem Jan
Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony Aneeq Ahmad
Information Technology and Telecommunication, Science and Technology Umar Saif
National Heritage and Culture Jamal Shah
National Food Security & Research Kauser Abdullah Malik 11 September 2023 [6] – 4 March 2024
Privatisation, Inter Provincial Coordination Fawad Hasan Fawad 16 September 2023 [7] – 4 March 2024

Advisors

PortfolioMinisterTerm
Aviation Farhat Hussain Khan17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024
Establishment Ahad Cheema 17 August 2023 to 26 December 2023
Finance Waqar Masood Khan

Special Assistants to the Prime Minister

PortfolioMinisterTerm
Human Rights, Women Empowerment Mushaal Mullick 17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024
Overseas Jawad Sohrab Malik
Maritime Affairs Iftikhar Rao
Tourism Wasi Shah
Government Effectiveness Jehanzeb Khan
Education, National Harmony Arfa Sayeda Zehra

Controversies

Alleged confession of Riggging

On 4 May, during a tense confrontation between former Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan Anwaar ul Haq Kakar and PML-N leader Hanif Abbasi. Kakar issued a veiled warning, suggesting that if he were to disclose information about Form-47, the PML-N would find themselves in a difficult position. This exchange implied potential tampering in Form-47 during the election. However, Kakar later stated that his remarks were misrepresented by the media; he merely corrected Abbasi about the wheat scandal, implying that he never mentioned Form-47. [8] Subsequently, PTI also demanded for an independent inquiry into the spat between Kakar and Abbasi and asserted that this verbal altercation has brought to light alleged election rigging. [9]

Pakistan wheat import scandal

During the tenure of the caretaker ministry led by Kakar, 3.2m tonnes of wheat was unneccesarily imported leading to a crisis for farmers. [10]

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