# Kakar caretaker government

The Kakar caretaker government was the Pakistani caretaker federal cabinet and government led by Anwaar ul Haq Kakar that was sworn into office on 17 August 2023.
Cabinet of Federal Ministers and Ministers of State ceased to hold their offices on 4 March 2024.

## List
### Federal Ministers

| Portfolio | Minister | Term |
| Prime Minister | Anwaar ul Haq Kakar | 14 August 2023 – 4 March 2024 |
| Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs | Shamshad Akhtar | 17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024 |
| Foreign Affairs | Jalil Abbas Jilani | 17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024 |
| Defence, Defence Production | Anwar Ali Hyder | 17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024 |
| Interior, Narcotics Control, Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development | Sarfraz Bugti | 17 August 2023 – 15 December 2023 |
| Commerce, Industries and Production | Gohar Ejaz | 17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024 |
| Law and Justice, Climate Change, Water Resources | Ahmad Irfan Aslam | 17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024 |
| Human Rights | Khalil Francis | 17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024 |
| Planning, Development and Special Initiatives | Sami Saeed | 17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024 |
| Communications, Maritime Affairs, Railways | Shahid Ashraf Tarar | 17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024 |
| Information and Broadcasting | Murtaza Solangi | 17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024 |
| Power and Petroleum | Muhammad Ali | 17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024 |
| Federal Education and Professional Training | Madad Ali Sindhi | 17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024 |
| National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination | Nadeem Jan | 17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024 |
| Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony | Aneeq Ahmad | 17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024 |
| Information Technology and Telecommunication, Science and Technology | Umar Saif | 17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024 |
| National Heritage and Culture | Jamal Shah | 17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024 |
| National Food Security & Research | Kauser Abdullah Malik | 11 September 2023 – 4 March 2024 |
| Privatisation, Inter Provincial Coordination | Fawad Hasan Fawad | 16 September 2023 – 4 March 2024 |

### Advisors

| Portfolio | Minister | Term |
| Aviation | Farhat Hussain Khan | 17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024 |
| Establishment | Ahad Cheema 17 August 2023 to 26 December 2023 | 17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024 |
| Finance | Waqar Masood Khan | 17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024 |

### Special Assistants to the Prime Minister

| Portfolio | Minister | Term |
| Human Rights, Women Empowerment | Mushaal Hussein Mullick | 17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024 |
| Overseas | Jawad Sohrab Malik | 17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024 |
| Maritime Affairs | Iftikhar Rao | 17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024 |
| Tourism | Wasi Shah | 17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024 |
| Government Effectiveness | Jehanzeb Khan | 17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024 |
| Education, National Harmony | Arfa Sayeda Zehra | 17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024 |

## Controversies
### Alleged confession of Rigging

On 4 May, during a tense confrontation between former Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan Anwaar ul Haq Kakar and PML-N leader Hanif Abbasi. Kakar issued a veiled warning, suggesting that if he were to disclose information about Form-47, the PML-N would find themselves in a difficult position. This exchange implied potential tampering in Form-47 during the election. However, Kakar later stated that his remarks were misrepresented by the media; he merely corrected Abbasi about the wheat scandal, implying that he never mentioned Form-47. Subsequently, PTI also demanded for an independent inquiry into the spat between Kakar and Abbasi and asserted that this verbal altercation has brought to light alleged election rigging.

### Pakistan wheat import scandal

During the tenure of the caretaker ministry led by Kakar, 3.2m tonnes of wheat was unnecessarily imported leading to a crisis for farmers.