Caretaker Prime Minister

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The Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan is a temporary, non-partisan head of government appointed to oversee the country’s administration and ensure fair general elections between the dissolution of one elected government and the formation of the next.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of government ⓘ
political office ⓘ
aim ensure neutrality of state machinery during elections ⓘ
appointedBy President of Pakistan ⓘ
appointedOnAdviceOf Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ
outgoing Prime Minister of Pakistan ⓘ
appointedOnFailureOfCommitteeBy Election Commission of Pakistan ⓘ
appointedOnFailureOfConsensusBy Parliamentary committee ⓘ
cannot contest the general elections held during caretaker tenure ⓘ
constitutionalArticle Article 224 of the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
country Pakistan ⓘ
expectedCharacteristic independent ⓘ
politically neutral ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver Federal Government of Pakistan (caretaker) ⓘ
legalFramework Election laws of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Law of Pakistan
memberOf Cabinet of Pakistan (caretaker) ⓘ
linked to: Cabinet of Pakistan
mustBe eligible to be member of the National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ
not a candidate in the upcoming general elections ⓘ
officeCreatedForPurpose prevent misuse of state resources in elections ⓘ
officeNature interim and transitional ⓘ
officeType non-partisan caretaker government position ⓘ
oversees caretaker ministers ⓘ
politicalAlignment non-partisan ⓘ
primaryFunction ensure fair general elections ⓘ
oversee administration during election period ⓘ
relatedBody Caretaker Federal Cabinet of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Cabinet of Pakistan
relatedOffice Prime Minister of Pakistan ⓘ
reportsTo President of Pakistan ⓘ
residence Prime Minister House, Islamabad ⓘ
responsibility avoid major long-term policy decisions ⓘ
day-to-day administration of the state during election period ⓘ
maintain law and order during elections ⓘ
support Election Commission of Pakistan in conducting elections ⓘ
role temporary head of government ⓘ
scopeOfPowers limited to routine and urgent matters ⓘ
seat Islamabad ⓘ
selectionMethod consultation between government and opposition ⓘ
selectionMethodFallback decision by parliamentary committee ⓘ
selectionMethodFinalFallback decision by Election Commission of Pakistan ⓘ
style His Excellency ⓘ
termEndCondition election of new Prime Minister of Pakistan ⓘ
termLimit until formation of next elected government ⓘ
termStartCondition dissolution of the National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ
end of tenure of an elected Prime Minister of Pakistan ⓘ
termType interim ⓘ

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Constitutional offices of Pakistan → includesOffice → Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Caretaker Prime Minister