Jatoi Caretaker Government | |
|---|---|
 30th Cabinet of Pakistan | |
| 1990 | |
 Caretaker prime minister G. M. Jatoi | |
| Date formed | 6 August 1990 |
| Date dissolved | 6 November 1990 |
| People and organisations | |
| President of Pakistan | Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
| Commander of Army Staff | Mirza Aslam Beg |
| Caretaker Prime Minister | Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi |
| Caretaker Prime Minister's history | Jatoi caretaker ministry (August-November 1990) |
| Total no. of members | 19 |
| Member parties | National Peoples Party |
| Status in legislature | Caretaker government |
| History | |
| Outgoing election | 1990 general election |
| Predecessor | First Benazir government |
| Successor | First Sharif government |
The Jatoi caretaker government was the first caretaker government in Pakistan from 6 August 1990 to 6 November 1990. Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi acted as the first caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan.[1] The Jatoi government was appointed by Ghulam Ishaq Khan, who was president, after he dissolved the National Assembly and the PPP Bhutto government in August of the same year. Jatoi previously served as leader of the opposition in the assembly, whilst other caretaker ministers were selected based on their opposition to the PPP.[2] Jatoi himself was a former Pakistan People's Party member who formed his own rival National Peoples Party (NPP) after a dispute with Benazir Bhutto.[3] The caretaker government consisted of anti-PPP ministers in the provinces as-well. Ghulam Haider Wyne, an ally of Nawaz Sharif, was caretaker CM while in Sindh, caretaker CM Jam Sadiq Ali also opposed the PPP. Later Jam Sadiq Ali continued in office as Chief Minister following elections.[4]
The caretaker Prime Minister, G. M. Jatoi, was hoping to become Prime Minister after elections. However, due to the decision of the IJI to run outside the opposition COP front headed by him, he was limited to his personal NPP.[5] Mustafa Jatoi publicly voiced support for the IJI on several occasions and publicly denounced Benazir Bhutto, initiating several corruption cases against the former Prime Minister.[6]: 119
Jatoi and the caretaker government remained in office for three months until they handed over authority to the multi-party Islami Jamhoori Ittehad headed by Nawaz Sharif. Nawaz Sharif became Prime Minister of Pakistan after the general elections in 1990.[7] Due to the partisan bias against the PPP, the electoral results remained controversial,[2] with the PPP claiming that results were rigged in its 1991 White Paper on "How an Election Was Stolen" as well as claims of illegal financial support to members of the IJI.[8][9]
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- ^ Khan 2017, p. 404.
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- ^ Talbot 2010, p. 313.
- ^ Khan 2017, p. 409.