Raja Pervaiz Ashraf government

On 22 June 2012, the Ashraf government was sworn in as the official government and cabinet of Pakistan from 2012 to 2013 after, On 26 April 2012, The previous Gillani government head, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani was convicted of being in contempt of court for refusing to bring charges against President Asif Ali Zardari. On 19 June 2012, Gillani was retroactively ruled ineligible to hold the office by the Supreme Court. Raja Pervaiz Ashraf was then selected as the ruling Pakistan People’s Party government’s next option.[1] Ashraf’s selection as Prime Minister restored the country's government after several days of turmoil where officially the country was without a government.[1]

Raja Pervaiz Ashraf Government

43rd Cabinet of Pakistan
20122013
Date formed22 June 2012
Date dissolved24 March 2013
People and organisations
Head of stateAsif Ali Zardari
Head of governmentRaja Pervaiz Ashraf
Deputy head of governmentPervaiz Elahi
Member partyPPP, PML-Q, ANP, MQM, JUI(F)
Status in legislatureCoalition government
Opposition partyPML-N
History
Election2008 general election (election of ministers)
Legislature term5 years
PredecessorGillani government
SuccessorKhoso caretaker ministry

Despite the change in the office of the Prime Minister, the cabinet relatively remained the same from Gillani’s government, including the same ruling party, the Pakistan People’s Party, as well as the same ruling 13th National assembly. Although there were minor adjustments, such as the addition of the PML(Q) to the ruling coalition, which involved including Pervaiz Elahi into the government as a high-level position holder.

The Associated Press said that the Ashraf government’s election was "unlikely to calm the tensions roiling the country" and noted that many observers expected him to eventually be ousted like his predecessor.[1] Political analyst Raza Rumi said Ashraf was likely chosen by the PPP because they knew he would not last long.[1] On 24 July 2012, the government informed the Supreme Court, one day before expiry of the court's deadline, that it had not taken a decision on reopening of the graft cases against President Zardari.[2]

Cabinet members

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The following are the members of the Cabinet of Pakistan under Raja Pervaiz Ashraf’s administration from 2012-2013.[3]

Incumbent Party Office
Federal Ministers
Raja Pervaiz Ashraf PPP Prime Minister
Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi PML(Q)

Deputy Prime Minister Industry Minister of Pakistan

Hina Rabbani Khar PPP Foreign Affairs
Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani PPP Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination
Farooque Hamid Naik PPP Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
Syed Naveed Qamar PPP Defence
Qamar Zaman Kaira PPP Media Information and Mass Broadcasting
Arbab Alamgir Khan PPP Communications
Mumtaz Kahloon PPP National Vocational and Technical Training Commission, Navtec
Abdul Hafeez Shaikh PPP Finance, Revenue, Planning and Development, Economic Affairs and Statistics.
Ahmad Mukhtar PPP Water and Power
Ghulam Ahmad Bilour ANP Railways
Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah PPP Religious Affairs
Ameen Faheem PPP Commerce and Agriculture
Makhdoom Shahabuddin PPP Industry, Manpower
Manzoor Wattoo PPP States, Frontiers, and Kashmir Affairs
Mir Changez Jamali ANP Science and Technology
Alhaj Omar Goreij PPP Telecommunications
Samina Khalid Ghurki PPP Environment, Minorities, and Human Rights
Ministers of State
Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad None Science Adviser, Hon. Minister of State[4]
Chaudhry Imtiaz Safdar Waraich PPP Communications
Arbab Muhammad Zahir Khan ANP Defence
Sardar Salim Haider Khan PPP Defence Production
Ghulam Farid Kathia PPP Education
Mir Dost Muhammad Mazari PPP Water and Power
Rafique Ahmed Jamali PPP Food and Agriculture
Salman Bashir Independent Foreign policy and Geostrategic Affairs
Muhammad Afzal Sandhu PPP Public Health
Muhammad Tariq Anis PPP Housing and Work Force
Ayatollah Durrani PPP Industries and Machine Production
Syed Samsam Ali Shah Bokhari PPP Information and Mass Media Broadcasting
Tasneem Ahmed Qureshi PPP Interior and Internal Security
Abdul Raziq FATA Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas
Masood Abbas ANP Local Township and Rural Development
Mahreen Anwar Raja PPP Parliamentary Affairs
Nabil Gabol PPP Ports and Shipping
Muhammad Jadam Mangrio PML-F Railways
Sardar Sarosh Khan PPP Water and Power generation
Ahsan Saddiqui PML-N Population Control
Imran Khan Qamro PPP Family Planning Affairs

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Santana, Rebecca; Brummitt, Chris; Khan, Zarar (22 June 2012). "Raja Pervaiz Ashraf Is Pakistan's New Prime Minister". HuffPost. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  2. ^ "After Gilani, Ashraf defies Pak SC order to reopen case against Zardari". 24 July 2012.
  3. ^ "National Assembly of Pakistan". 2013-01-22. Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  4. ^ "Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad (N.I, H.I, S.I) Advisor S&T / Minister of State". Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.