The third Nawaz Sharif government was formed at noon PKT on 5 June 2013 when Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif became the prime minister of Pakistan for the third time. Sharif successfully led the right-of-centre and conservative PML-N to acquire a simple majority. in the 2013 general election against the leftist Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the centrist Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
The cabinet was automatically dissolved on 28 July 2017 after Nawaz Sharif was disqualified and removed from the office of Prime Minister when the Supreme Court declared him guilty of not being truthful and honest.
In terms of economy, the government moved towards keynesianism.https://tribune.com.pk/story/1475545/revisiting-nawaz-sharif-ii-iii-mixed-legacy
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Government formation Following the 2013 general election, the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) won a plurality of seats in the National Assembly through a simple majority, after failing to secure an overall two-thirds majority. In order to form a government, the PML-N joined in coalition with the Pakistan Muslim League (F) (PML-F) and the National Peoples Party (NPP).
Cabinet
Ministry Federal Minister Term Minister of Finance Ishaq DarMinister of Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif Minister of Water and Power Khawaja Muhammad Asif Minister of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Pervaiz Rashid 2013–2016 Minister of Industries and Production Ghulam Murtaza Khan Jatoi Minister of Interior and Narcotics Control Nisar Ali Khan Minister of National Food Security and Research Sikandar Bosan Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Minister of Planning, Development and Reform Ahsan Iqbal Minister of Human Rights Kamran Michael Minister of Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique Minister of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Sardar Muhammad Yousuf Minister of States and Frontier Regions Abdul Qadir Baloch Minister of Commerce Khurram Dastgir KhanMinister of Defence Production Rana Tanveer HussainMinistry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Pir Sadaruddin Shah Ministry of Housing and Works Akram Khan Durrani Minister of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan Barjees Tahir Minister of Law and Justice Zahid Hamid Pervaiz Rashid Zahid Hamid 2013 2013–2016 2016–2017 Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Sheikh Aftab Ahmed 2016–2017 Minister of Ports and Shipping Kamran Michael Hasil Bizenjo 2013–2016 2016 – 2017 Minister of Inter Provincial Coordination Riaz Hussain Pirzada Minister of Science and Technology Zahid Hamid Rana Tanveer Hussain 2013–2014 2014 – 2017Minister of States Cabinet-level Ministers No Portfolio Usman Ibrahim 2015–2017 Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training and Minister of State for Interior and Narcotics Control Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development DivisionUsman Ibrahim Tariq Fazal Chaudhry 2014–2015 2015–2017 Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunication Anusha Rahman Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Maryam Aurangzeb 2016–2017 Minister of State for National Health Services Regulation and Coordination Saira Afzal Tarar Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Resources Jam Kamal Khan Minister of State for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony Shaykh Muhammad Amin al-Hasanat Shah Minister of State for Water and PowerAbid Sher Ali Minister of State for Science and Technology Khurram Dastgir Khan2013–2014 Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Sheikh Aftab Ahmed 2013–2016 Minister of Climate ChangeZahid Hamid 2015–2017 Minister of State for Housing and Works Usman Ibrahim 2013–2014 Minister of State for Railways Abdul Hakeem Baloch 2013–2014Cabinet-level appointmentsAppointees/AdvisersAdvisor to Prime Minister on Foreign AffairsSartaj Aziz2013-2017Advisor to the Prime Minister on National Security2013-2015Nasser Janjua2015-2017 Advisor to the Prime Minister on Aviation Shujaat Azeem Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (Ministry) Sanaullah Zehri Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs (Minister of State) Tariq FatemiSpecial Assistant to the Prime Minister on InvestmentMiftah IsmailSpecial Assistant to the Prime Minister on Law and JusticeAshtar Ausaf Ali
Changes
27 November 2013 – Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Pervez Rasheed are given additional charges of the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights respectively. 16 January 2014 – Khurram Dastgir Khan is elevated from the Ministry of State and sworn in as designate federal minister. Khan is later assigned as the federal minister for the Ministry of Commerce. With the induction of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) into the coalition government, JUI-F ministers Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri and Akram Khan Durrani are made designate federal minister and designate minister of state respectively, while independent FATA legislator Abbas Afridi is also sworn in as designate federal minister. 23 October 2013 - Nasser Janjua replaced Sartaj Aziz as the National Security Advisor.
Major initiatives and actions
Foreign Policy Actions Responding to the 2014 Jinnah International Airport attack Launching the Operation Zarb-e-Azb and Operation Khyber-1 Enforcement and initiation of the National Action Plan against the terrorism Initiated policies to provide commitment to work with President Ashraf Ghani on stabilizing Afghanistan Renewed commitment towards completing the Iran–Pakistan gas pipeline as part of the Energy security legislation. Establishing the National Intelligence Directorate Initiated the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor
Economic Policy Actions Launched the privatization process in Pakistan Launched the Pakistan Vision 2025 Legislation to improve taxation system Responding to the Late 2000s recession Domestic Policy Actions Education Release funds for Higher Education Commission to focus on higher education research. Social Policy Prime Minister’s Youth Programme Increasing the scope of the Benazir Income Support Programme Other Extended the Operation Madad in responding to 2014 Pakistan floods
National Security Actions Reconstitute the National Security Council to maintain balance in civil military relations Appointment of Sartaj Aziz as the National Security Advisor (NSA) Continuation of the Nuclear power programme–2050 as part of the Energy security legislation. Establishing military courts commission (Pakistan)|military courts commissions for terror suspects Protection of Pakistan Ordinance No. 2014 Establishing the National Counter Terrorism Authority Constitutional Actions XXI Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan
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