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 | |
| 2012–2013 | |
 | |
| Date formed | 22 June 2012 |
| Date dissolved | 24 March 2013 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Head of government | Raja Pervaiz Ashraf |
| Deputy head of government | Pervaiz Elahi |
| Member party | PPP, PML (Q), ANP, MQM-L, JUI (F) |
| Status in legislature | Coalition government |
| Opposition party | PMLN |
| History | |
| Election | 2008 general election (election of ministers) |
| Legislature term | 5 years |
| Predecessor | Gillani government |
| Successor | Khoso 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
editThe 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) | |||
| 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "After Gilani, Ashraf defies Pak SC order to reopen case against Zardari". 24 July 2012.
- ^ "National Assembly of Pakistan". 2013-01-22. Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "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.