Cabinet of Pakistan

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The Cabinet of Pakistan is composed and consisted of the most senior and elected officers of the executive branch of the Government of Pakistan. All cabinet secretariats are directed and performs its government administrative operations by people-elected statesmen and officers who are generally designated as "Ministers" of their cabinet secretariats.

The existence of the Cabinet dates back to first Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan who appointed the first cabinet of numbers of civil servants and statesmen to assist to advise him and to assist him in carrying out his government duties. The Cabinet federally directs its operations under the powers granted by the Constitution, which is constitutionally established under the Article 81D of the Constitution that granted the existence of the Cabinet.

All Cabinet members are nominated and appointed by people-elected Prime minister, and are sworn with the Prime Minister, by the President to begin their duties and secretariat operations. The Prime Minister directs the government and oversee the government operations and duties of secretariat, with numbers of state ministers and advisers to provide and assist him. The Prime Minister plays an influential role in running the government, which mean the Prime minister may dismiss them or reappoint them (to other posts) at will.

In June 2013, a new cabinet was announced by the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif; all cabinet officials are from the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PMLN).[1]

In federal law and the Constitution

The Cabinet and its secretariat are established by the Constitution of Pakistan and operates under the powers granted by the Constitution. Under the articles 81C, the constitution lays the existence and foundation of the Cabinet. The Constitution further stated:

  1. Subject to the Constitution, the executive authority of the Federation shall be exercised in the name of the President by the Federal Government, consisting of the Prime Minister and the Federal Ministers, which shall act through the Prime Minister, who shall be the chief executive of the Federation.
  2. In the performance of his functions under the Constitution, the Prime Minister may act either directly or through the Ministers.
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 The Federal Government, source: The Constitution of Pakistan[2]

The principle federal ministers may be appointed by the President, under the advice of the Prime Minister (which the president must take), under the Article 89 and Article 91. Before entering upon office, a Minister or Minister of State must take an oath with the President. The Article 81D prohibits the federal officials from appointing as Minister if certain official is not an elected by the people for state parliament in general elections. Despite the powers granted to President, the Article 92 gives full authority and fully grants powers to Prime Minister to appoint any Ministers, Ministers of State and advisers from amongst the members of Parliament.[3]

Cabinet and cabinet-level officials

Current Federal Cabinet of Pakistan taking oath in President House Islamabad

Cabinet

Pakistan Muslim League (N) Others
Other parties include Pakistan Muslim League (F) (PML (F)), National Peoples Party (NPP) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUI-F)
Federal Cabinet[4]
Post Minister Term
Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif MP June 2013-
Ministry of Textile Industry Abbas Khan Afridi MP (independent) June 2013-
Minister of Commerce Khurram Dastgir Khan MP January 2014-
Minister for Defence Production Rana Tanveer Hussain MP June 2013-
Minister of Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs and Statistics Ishaq Dar Senator June 2013-
Minister of Housing and Works Akram Khan Durrani MP Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) June 2013-
Ministry of Water and Power
Minister of Defence
Khawaja Muhammad Asif MP June 2013-
Minister of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage
Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights
Pervez Rashid Senator June 2013-
Minister of Industries and Production Ghulam Murtaza Khan Jatoi MP National Peoples Party June 2013-
Ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination Riaz Hussain Pirzada MP June 2013-
Minister of Interior and Narcotics Control Nisar Ali Khan MP June 2013-
Ministry of Kashmir Affairs & Gilgit Baltistan Ch. Muhammad Barjees Tahir MP June 2013-
Minister of National Food Security & Research Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan June 2013-
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources Shahid Khaqan Abbasi June 2013-
Minister of Planning,Development and Reform(also the Chairman of National Development and Reform Commission Ahsan Iqbal June 2013-
Minister of Ports and Shipping Kamran Michael June 2013-
Minister of Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique
Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Sardar Muhammad Yousuf June 2013-
Minister of Science and Technology Rana Tanveer Hussain December 2014-
Minister for States and Frontier Regions Abdul Qadir Baloch June 2013-

Cabinet departments

Federal departments, autonomous and independent institutions. Executive designation(s) Reporting name
Alternative Energy Development Board Chairman AEDB
Airports Security Force Director-General ASF
Anti-Narcotics Force Director-General ANF
Auditor General of Pakistan Auditor-General AGP
Capital Development Authority Chairman CDA
Civil Aviation Authority Chairman CAA
Directorate-General of Intelligence and Investigation Director-General DGII
Election Commission of Pakistan Chief Election Commissioner ECP
Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority Chairman ERRA
Federal Board of Revenue Chairman FBR
Federal Investigation Agency Director-General FIA
Federal Public Service Commission Chairman FPSC
Financial Monitoring Unit Director FMU
The Gazette of Pakistan Editor-General
Geological Survey of Pakistan Director-General GSP
Higher Education Commission Chairman HEC
Marine Fisheries Department Director-General MFD
Environmental Protection Agency Director-General EPA
National Accountability Bureau Chairman NAB
National Commission for Human Development Chairman NCHD
National Database and Registration Authority Chairman NADRA
National Disaster Management Authority Chairman NDMA
National Electric Power Regulatory Authority Chairman NEPRA
National Highway Authority Chairman NHA
National Highways & Motorway Police Inspector-General NH&MP
National Institute of Health Director-General NIH
National Institute of Oceanography Director-General NIO
National Reconstruction Bureau Chairman NRB
National Telecommunication Corporation Chairman NTC
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Chairman PAEC
Pakistan Bureau of Statistics Chairman PBS
Pakistan Council for Architects and Town Planners Chairman PCATP
Pakistan Customs Director-General
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority Chairman PEMRA
Pakistan Engineering Council Chairman PEC
Pakistan Human Development Fund Chairman PHDF
Pakistan Meteorological Department Director-General PMD
Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority Chairman PNRA
Pakistan Public Works Department Director-General PPWD
Pakistan Software Export Board Chairman PSEB
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority Chairman PTA
Planning Commission of Pakistan Deputy Chairman PC
Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment Director PEP
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman SEC
Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission Chairman SUPARCO
Mathematics and Statistics Division Director-general Stats
Survey of Pakistan Surveyor-General SP
Trade Development Authority Chairman TDA
Trading Corporation of Pakistan Chairman TCP
Water and Power Development Authority Chairman WAPDA
Zakat Council Chairman
Zarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd. CEO ZTBL

References

  1. Govt Pakistan. "List of Federal Ministers". Govt. Pakistan. Government of Pakistan (Ministers and Ministries). Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  2. "Chapter 3: Chapter:3 The Federal Government". Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  3. Constitution of Pakistan. "Article 92". Constitution of Pakistan. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  4. List of Ministers
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