The Kakar caretaker government was the Pakistani caretaker federal cabinet and government led by Anwaar ul Haq Kakar that was sworn into office on 17 August 2023.
Cabinet of Federal Ministers and Ministers of State ceased to hold their offices on 4 March 2024.
List
Federal Ministers PortfolioMinisterTermPrime MinisterAnwaar ul Haq Kakar14 August 2023 – 4 March 2024Finance, Revenue and Economic AffairsShamshad Akhtar17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024Foreign AffairsJalil Abbas JilaniDefence, Defence ProductionAnwar Ali HyderInterior, Narcotics Control, Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource DevelopmentSarfraz Bugti17 August 2023 – 15 December 2023Commerce, Industries and ProductionGohar Ejaz17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024Law and Justice, Climate Change, Water ResourcesAhmad Irfan AslamHuman RightsKhalil FrancisPlanning, Development and Special InitiativesSami SaeedCommunications, Maritime Affairs, RailwaysShahid Ashraf TararInformation and BroadcastingMurtaza SolangiPower and PetroleumMuhammad AliFederal Education and Professional TrainingMadad Ali SindhiNational Health Services, Regulations and CoordinationNadeem JanReligious Affairs and Inter-faith HarmonyAneeq AhmadInformation Technology and Telecommunication, Science and TechnologyUmar SaifNational Heritage and CultureJamal ShahNational Food Security & ResearchKauser Abdullah Malik11 September 2023 – 4 March 2024Privatisation, Inter Provincial CoordinationFawad Hasan Fawad16 September 2023 – 4 March 2024
Advisors PortfolioMinisterTermAviationFarhat Hussain Khan17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024EstablishmentAhad Cheema 17 August 2023 to 26 December 2023FinanceWaqar Masood Khan
Special Assistants to the Prime Minister PortfolioMinisterTermHuman Rights, Women EmpowermentMushaal Hussein Mullick17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024OverseasJawad Sohrab MalikMaritime AffairsIftikhar Rao TourismWasi ShahGovernment EffectivenessJehanzeb KhanEducation, National HarmonyArfa Sayeda Zehra
Controversies
Alleged confession of Rigging 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. 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.
Pakistan wheat import scandal During the tenure of the caretaker ministry led by Kakar, 3.2m tonnes of wheat was unnecessarily imported leading to a crisis for farmers.
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