Caretaker Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan نگران وزیر اعظم پاکستان
Standard of the Prime Minister of Pakistan
Style	His Excellency (diplomatic) Mr. Prime Minister (informal) Honourable Prime Minister (formal)
Member of	Cabinet Common Interests Council National Security Committee National Command Authority
Residence	Prime Minister's Office
Appointer	De jure:President of Pakistan De facto: Consensus betweenPrime Minister andLeader of the Opposition; If consensus is not reached, then theECP shall appoint one
Term length	Up to 3 months
Formation	6 August 1990; 35 years ago (1990-08-06)
First holder	Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi (1990)
Final holder	Anwaar ul Haq Kakar (2023–2024)
Website	www.pmo.gov.pk/

Thecaretaker prime minister of Pakistan (Urdu:نگران وزیر اعظم پاکستان) is the actinghead of theCaretaker Government inPakistan following thedissolution of theNational Assembly. The purpose of this post is to ensurefree and fair elections are held.^[1] The most recent Caretaker PM wasAnwaar ul Haq Kakar, who took office on 14 August 2023, after the National Assembly was dissolved; he served until 4 March 2024.^[2]

Following thedissolution of theNational Assembly, whether it is dissolved by the completion of its term or by an early dissolution, thePresident shall appoint aCaretaker government. However, this must be done with the consultation of thePrime Minister and theLeader 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 theElection Commission of Pakistan.^[3]

List of prime ministers of Pakistan

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Political party (Alliance)		Note(s)
1st Caretaker		Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi ٖغلام مصطفی جتوئی [4] (1931–2009)	6 August 1990	6 November 1990	3 months	National Peoples Party		Jatoi was appointed byPresidentGhulam Ishaq Khan as acaretaker Prime Minister.[5] Ledthe first caretaker government in Pakistani history.[6]
2nd Caretaker		Balakh Sher Mazari ناصر خان [5] (1928–2022)	18 April 1993	26 May 1993	1 month and 8 days	Pakistan People's Party		Appointed by President Khan as a caretaker Prime Minister, Mazari's term ended when the Supreme Court overturned the Presidential order and restoredNawaz Sharif's government.[5]
3rd Caretaker		Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi معین الدین احمد قریشی [5] (1930–2016)	18 July 1993	19 October 1993	3 months and 1 day	Independent		After Sharif's resignation in July 1993, Qureshi was appointed as the caretaker Prime Minister.[7]
4th Caretaker		Malik Meraj Khalid ملک معراج خالد [8] (1916–2003)	5 November 1996	17 February 1997	3 months and 12 days	Independent		Khalid was appointed as a caretaker Prime Minister after the dismissal ofBenazir Bhutto's government in November 1996.[5]
5th Caretaker		Muhammad Mian Soomro محمد میاں سومرو [9] (1950–)	15 November 2007	25 March 2008	4 months and 10 days	Pakistan Muslim League (Q)		Soomro took the office as caretaker Prime Minister in November 2007.[9]
6th Caretaker		Mir Hazar Khan Khoso میر ہزار خان کھوسو [10] (1929–2021)	24 March 2013	5 June 2013	2 months and 12 days	Independent		Khoso was appointed by theElection Commission of Pakistan on 24 March,[11] and took the oath of office on 25 March 2013.[12]
7th Caretaker[13]		Nasirul Mulk جسٹس(ر) ناصر الملک (1950–)	31 May 2018	18 August 2018	2 months and 18 days	Independent		Nasirul Mulk was appointed by a consensus between Prime MinisterShahid Khaqan Abbasi and opposition leaderSyed Khurshid Ahmed Shah on 28 May. He took the oath of office on 1 June 2018.[14]
8th Caretaker		Anwaar ul Haq Kakar انوار الحق کاکڑ (1971–)	14 August 2023	4 March 2024	6 months and 19 days	Balochistan Awami Party		Anwaar ul Haq Kakar was appointed after opposition leaderRaja Riaz Ahmad Khan and Prime MinisterShehbaz Sharif agreed on his name, and PresidentArif Alvi signed on the summary.[15]

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