Government of Pakistan

The Government of Pakistan (Urdu: حکومتِ پاکستان‎; otherwise known as the Pakistan Government), is a federal government established by the Constitution of Pakistan as a centralized governing authority of the four provinces of a proclaimed and established parliamentary democratic republic, constitutionally called the State of Pakistan. The order of operations constitutes a Westminster system, and it comprises three branches of government: the executive, the legislature, and the judiciary. The executive branch is headed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, who is a chief executive ( Head of Government) and exercises his or her power on officers subordinate to him or her. The President of Pakistan is merely a figurehead and Head of State who is a civilian commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Armed Forces and holds ceremonial powers to fulfill the constitutional requirements; the President's appointment and tenure is dependent, constitutionally, on the Prime Minister’s term. The Parliament (Legislature) consists of a lower house ( National Assembly) and an upper house ( Senate), as well as the President. The judicial branch consists of a Supreme Court (its apex), five provisional high courts, numerous other district courts a specially designated anti-terrorism court, a Sharia court, and the Green Court.

The Electoral College, composed of the Senate, the National Assembly, and the four Provincial Assemblies, chooses a President, through indirect elections, for a five-year term. The Prime Minister is a supreme leader of the majority party (or director of the coalition government) in the National Assembly and is assisted by a cabinet of ministers drawn from both chambers of the Parliament.

Recent history

The National Assembly elections that were held in October 2002 had 91 women elected to its Parliament – the largest number and percentage of women in the parliament of any Muslim-majority country.

On 3 November 2007 President Musharraf suspended Pakistan's constitution by declaring a state of emergency.

In the general elections held in February 2008, the party of slain leader Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) won 123 seats in the National Assembly while the Pakistan Muslim League (N) of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif won 91 seats in the National Assembly. President Musharaf's ally party Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) came third with 54 seats. After the elections the People's Party Parliamentarian and the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz announced a coalition to form the new government along with the Awami National Party (ANP). Pakistan's new parliament elected the country's first female speaker on 19 March 2008 from the Pakistan Peoples Party: Fahmida Mirza. Allies of President Pervez Musharraf withdrew their candidate for Pakistan's Prime Minister, Farooq Sattar, and the coalition chose Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani as the Prime Minister of Pakistan, who was sworn in on 25 March 2008 by President Pervez Musharraf.

On 7 August 2008, the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Muslim League (N) agreed to force Musharraf to step down and thus, begin his impeachment. Asif Ali Zardari, Rehman Malik, Altaf Hussain and Nawaz Sharif announced sending a formal request or joint charge sheet that he steps down, and impeach him through parliamentary process upon refusal. Musharaf, however, said: “I will defeat those who try to push me to the wall. If they use their right to oust me, I have the right to defend myself." Musharraf accordingly delayed his departure for the Beijing Olympics by a day. A senior coalition official told Reuters: "Yes, we have agreed in principle to impeach him." The draft of the ruling coalition’s joint statement had been finalized by the draft Committee, and Musharraf must obtain vote of confidence from the National Assembly and 4 provincial assemblies. The government summoned the national assembly, or lower house of parliament, to sit on 11 August. Capt. Wasif Syed, spokesman for the Pakistan People's Party—confirmed: "A decision has been made that he has to go now, and all the parties have agreed on this point."

Currently, the seat of Prime Minister is occupied by Raja Pervez Ashraf of Pakistan Peoples Party, who was elected on 22 June 2012, after a vacancy occurred due to the disqualification of the then Prime Minister, Yousaf Raza Gillani of Pakistan Peoples Party, by the Supreme Court of Pakistan over contempt of court on 19 June 2012.

Structure

Federal government

• Federal ministries

Provincial governments

• Balochistan
• Islamabad Capital Territory
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
• Punjab
• Sindh
• Kashmir
• Gilgit–Baltistan

Local governments

• Districts
• Tehsils
• Union Councils

Former

• Divisions (abolished in August 2000)

Kashmir governments

• Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
• Northern Areas Government

Ministries and divisions

Cabinet Secretariat Cabinet Division Establishment Division Ministry of Commerce & Education Commerce Division Ministry of Communications Communications Division Ministry of Culture and Sports Culture and Sports Division Ministry of Defence Defence Division Ministry of Defence Production Defence Production Division Ministry of Economic Affairs & Statistics Economic Affairs Division Statistics Division Ministry of Education Education Division Ministry of Environment Environment Division Ministry of Finance & Revenue Finance Division Revenue Division( Federal Board of Revenue) Ministry of Food, Agriculture & Livestock Food, Agriculture & Livestock Division Ministry of Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs Division Ministry of Health Health Division Ministry of Housing & Works Housing & Works Division Ministry of Industries, Production & Special Initiatives Industries, Production & Special Initiatives Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Information & Media Division Ministry of Information Technology IT & Telecom Division Ministry of Interior Interior Division Ministry of Investment Investment Division Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Division Ministry of Labour, Manpower & Overseas Pakistanis Labour& Manpower Division Overseas Pakistanis Division

Ministry of Law, Justice & Human Rights Law & Justice Division Human Rights Division Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development Local Government and Rural Development Division Ministry of Minorities Minorities Affairs Division Ministry of Narcotics Control Narcotics Control Division Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Parliamentary Affairs Division Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources Petroleum & Natural Resources Division Ministry of Population Welfare Population Welfare Division Population Welfare Department, N-W.F.P. Ministry of Ports and Shipping Ports and Shipping Division Ministry of Privatization Privatization Division Ministry of Railways Railways Division Ministry of Religious Affairs & Zakat & Ushr Religious Affairs & Zakat & Ushr Division Ministry of Science and Technology Scientific & Technological Research Division Ministry of Social Welfare and Special Education Social Welfare and Special Education Division Ministry of States and Frontier Regions States and Frontier Regions Division Ministry of Textile Industry Textile Industry Division Ministry of Tourism Tourism Division Ministry of Water & Power Water & Power Division Ministry of Women Development Women Development Division Ministry of Youth Affairs Youth Affairs Division Planning Commission/Ministry of Planning & Development Planning and Development Division

Departments

Accountability Courts Administration Wing Advanced Education Wing Agricultural & Livestock Products Marketing & Grading Dept. Agricultural Census Organization Airport Security Force Attached Dept. Azad Jammu & Kashmir Council Board Of Investment Bureau of Emigration & Overseas Employment Cadet College, Razmak Capital Development Authority Carrier Telephone Industries Centre For Applied & Molecular Biology Central Cotton Research Institute Central Drugs Laboratory, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi Central Inspectorate of Mines Central Jail Staff Training Institute Chief Commissioner for Afghan Refugees, Islamabad Chief Engineering Adviser/Chairman, Federal Flood Commission Civil Armed Forces Civil Aviation Authority Civil Services Reforms Unit College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan Commercial Courts Commissioner for Afghan Refugees, Quetta Commissioner for Afghan Refugees, Peshawar Commissioner for Afghan Refugees, Lahore Committee on violence against women Construction Machinery & Training Institute Council for Works and Housing Research Council of Islamic Ideology Crisis Centre, Islamabad Culture Wing Curriculum Wing Customs, Excise and Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal Dawood College of Engineering and Technology Department of Explosives Department of Patent & Design Department of Plant Production Department of Tourist Services Department of Communications Security Directorate General Civil Defence Directorate of Dockworkers Safety Directorate of Workers Education Drug Court Drugs Controller, Karachi Drugs Controller, Islamabad Economic Wing 'Education For All' Wing Electronic Government Directorate Employees Old-Age Benefits Institution Engineering Development Board Environmental Protection Tribunal Estate Office Management Export Processing Zones Authority Export Promotion Bureau Federal Board of Revenue Federal Bureau of Statistics Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation Federal Investigation Agency Federal Land Commission Federal Seed Certification and Registration Dept. Federal Service Tribunal FGSH Islamabad Field Organization List Foreign Exchange Regulation Appellate Board Foreign Trade Institute of Pakistan Gwadar Port Authority Government Shipping Office Immigration & Passport Implementation Tribunal for Newspaper Employee IMHSC Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Indus River System Authority Islamabad Capital Territory Jammu & Kashmir Estate property, Lahore Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi Karachi Port Trust Livestock Wing Management Services Wing Marine Fisheries Dept. Mercantile Marine Dept. Military Lands and Cantonments Dept. Minorities Affairs Wing National Aids Control Programme (NACP) National Alien Registration Authority National Archives of Pakistan National Bank of Pakistan National Commission for Human Development(NCHD) National Construction Ltd National Council for Conservation of Wildlife National Council for Homeopathy, Rawalpindi National Council for Tibbi, Islamabad National Database and Registration Authority National Document Centre National Electric Power Regulatory Authority National Energy Conservation Centre National Fertilizer Corporation National Film Development Council National Highway and Motorway Police National Highway Authority National Housing Authority National Industrial Parks Development & Management Company National Industrial Relations Commission, Islamabad National Institute for the Handicapped, Islamabad National Institute of Cardiovascular, Karachi National Institute of Child Health, Karachi National Institute of Electronics National Institute of Health, Islamabad National Institute of Labour Administration Training

National Institute of Oceanography National Institute of Population Studies National Institute of Public Administration National Insurance Company National Language Authority National Physical and Standards Laboratory National Police Academy National Police Foundation National Power Construction Company National Productivity Organization National Radio Telecommunication Corporation National Savings Organization National Talent Pool National Tariff commission National Telecommunication Corporation National Training Bureau National Transport Research Centre National Tubewell Construction Corporation National University of Science and Technology Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Overseas Employment Corporation Overseas Pakistani Women's Network Pakistan Medical & Research Council, Islamabad Pakistan Academy of Rural Developments Pakistan Administrative Staff College, Lahore Pakistan Agriculture Research Council Pakistan Automobile Corporation Pakistan Central Cotton Committee Pakistan Commission on Indus Waters Pakistan Computer Bureau Pakistan Council for Renewable Energy Technologies Pakistan Council for Science and Technology Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar Pakistan Housing Authority Pakistan Industrial Technical Assistance Centre Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation Pakistan Institute of Management Pakistan Manpower Institute Pakistan Marine Academy Pakistan Medical & Dental Council, Islamabad Pakistan Meteorological Dept. Pakistan Military Accounts Dept. Pakistan Minerals Development Corporation Pakistan National Accreditation Council Pakistan National Shipping Corporation Pakistan Nursing Council, Islamabad Pakistan Post Office Pakistan Railways Pakistan Railways Academy, Walton (Lahore) Pakistan Railways Carriage Factory Pakistan Reinsurance Company Ltd Pakistan Science Foundation Pakistan Software Export Board Pakistan Standards And Quality Control Authority Pakistan Steel Mills Pakistan Telecommunication Authority Pakistan Telecommunications Company Pakistan Telecommunications Mobile Pakistan Tobacco Board Pakistan International Airlines Corporation Paknet Public Works Dept. Pak-Swiss Precision Mechanics & Instrument Centre Petroman Pharmacy Council of Pakistan, Islamabad Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad Planning Wing Population Census Organization Population Welfare Port Qasim Authority Ports and Shipping Wing, Karachi Private Power and Infrastructure Board Project Director, Karachi Quaid-e-Azam Papers Project Railway Constructions Pakistan Ltd Science and Technical Education Wing Secretariat Training Institute Securities and Exchange Commission Sheikh Zayed Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lahore Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority Special Communication Organization Special Court (Customs, Taxation and Anti Smuggling) Special Courts (Central) Special Courts (Control of Narcotics Substances Special Courts (Offences in Banks) Sports Wing State Bank of Pakistan State Engineering Corporation State Life Insurance Corporation Technology Commercialisation Corporation of Pakistan (Private) Ltd Sui Southern Gas Company Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Surveyor General of Pakistan Technology Up-Gradation and Skill Development Company Telecom Foundation Telephone Industries of Pakistan Threadline Gallery of Pakistan Tourism Wing Trade Development Authority of Pakistan Trade Marks Registry Trading Corporation of Pakistan Utility Stores Corporation Virtual University of Pakistan WAPDA Women’s Political School Workers Welfare Fund Zarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd. Zoological Survey Department of Pakistan