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{{Short description|Formal body of the Government of Pakistan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=April 2022}}
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| agency_type     = highest executive body of the [[federal government]]
| jurisdiction    = [[Government of Pakistan]]
| headquarters    = [[Islamabad]]
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| chief1_name     = [[Shehbaz Sharif]]
| chief1_position = [[Prime Minister]]
| child1_agency   = Ministries of the Government of Pakistan
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{{Politics of Pakistan}}
The '''Cabinet of Pakistan''' ({{langx|ur|{{nq|کابینہِ پاکستان}}}}, ''Kābīnā-e-Pākistān'') is a formal body composed of senior government officials chosen and led by the [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cabinet.gov.pk/frmDetails.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=1 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202012449/http://cabinet.gov.pk/frmDetails.aspx |archive-date=2 February 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> All cabinet members sworn in are designated ''[[Minister (government)|Minister]]'' and are seated at their respective ministries located in the [[Pakistan Secretariat]].

The [[Cabinet Secretary of Pakistan]] serves as the administrative head of the [[Cabinet Secretariat (Pakistan)|Cabinet Division]] and reports directly to the Prime Minister.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cabinet.gov.pk/|title=Home Page|website=cabinet.gov.pk}}</ref> According to the [[Constitution of Pakistan]], the Prime Minister may dismiss members of the cabinet, but must do so in writing, and new appointees must again be approved by the Parliament. The cabinet meets weekly in [[Islamabad]]. The cabinet is granted constitutional power under ''Article 81D of the [[Constitution of Pakistan]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-11-10 |title=Notes for Part III, Chapter 3 |url=http://www.pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/part3.ch3.notes.html#81D |access-date=2024-03-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091110133919/http://www.pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/part3.ch3.notes.html#81D |archive-date=10 November 2009 }}</ref> The existence of the cabinet dates back to [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] [[Liaqat Ali Khan]], who appointed civil servants and statesmen to his [[:Category:First Pakistani Cabinet|first cabinet]]. On 10 April 2022, Shehbaz Sharif's ministry was formed after Sharif was elected as prime minister by the National Assembly of Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-10/pakistan-lawmakers-set-to-vote-in-new-pm-with-close-ties-to-army|title= Pakistan to Vote in New PM as Ousted Khan Rallies Supporters |date=11 April 2022|website=Bloomberg News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nominations-pakistan-pm-due-supporters-ousted-khan-expected-protest-2022-04-10/|title=Political change in Pakistan as Shehbaz Sharif seeks to become PM|first1=Asif|last1=Shahzad|first2=Syed Raza|last2=Hassan|newspaper=Reuters |date=11 April 2022|via=www.reuters.com}}</ref>

== Current cabinet ==

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