Abbasi government

Federal Cabinet under the Premiership of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi

46th Cabinet of Pakistan
Members of the Abbasi government.
Date formed4 August 2017
Date dissolved31 May 2018
People and organisations
Head of stateMamnoon Hussain
Head of governmentShahid Khaqan Abbasi
Member party  PML–N   JUI–F   PML–F   NP
Opposition party  Pakistan Peoples Party
Opposition leaderSyed Khurshid Ahmed Shah
History
Outgoing electionSenators
Minority
26 / 104 (25%)
National Assembly
Majority
190 / 342 (56%)
Legislature terms14th Parliament of Pakistan
PredecessorThird Nawaz Sharif government
SuccessorMulk caretaker government

The Abbasi government was formed by Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on 4 August 2017 to begin a new government following the disqualification of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif until the end of May 2018 when justice Nasirul Mulk took oath as new caretaker prime minister.[1][2] The government, a Pakistan Muslim League (N) majority government, succeeded the third Nawaz Sharif government, which was formed following the 2013 general election[3] and had dissolved in the July 2017 after Nawaz Sharif was disqualification by the Supreme Court of Pakistan to hold the office of Prime Minister.[4][5]

The government retained relatively the same cabinet as the one prior, composed mostly of Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians, while continuing the policies of the previous Prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, while still making policy changes.

  1. ^ "New cabinet takes oath: Khawaja Asif foreign minister, Ahsan Iqbal interior minister". Dawn. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Pakistan Swears In New Federal Cabinet". Newsweek Pakistan. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Nawaz Sharif's cabinet takes oath". India TV. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Pakistan's ruling party vows smooth transition ahead of vote on interim PM". Reuters. 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  5. ^ "PM Nawaz Sharif steps down; federal cabinet stands dissolved". Daily Pakistan. Retrieved 5 August 2017.