The Kakar caretaker government was the Pakistani caretaker federal

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and government led by Anwar-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

Advisors

Special Assistants to the Prime Minister

Controversies

Alleged confession of Riggging

On 4 May, during a tense confrontation between former Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan

Anwaar ul Haq Kakar Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar (; ; born 1971) is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as the caretaker prime minister of Pakistan, in office since August 2023. He succeeded Shehbaz Sharif. He previously served as the spokesperson of the Governme ...

and PML-N leader

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. 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 unneccesarily imported leading to a crisis for farmers.

References

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