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Kakar caretaker government

Pakistani Caretaker Government, 2023–24

Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar Caretaker Government
50th Cabinet of Pakistan
17 August 2023
Date formed	17 August 2023
Date dissolved	4 March 2024
People and organisations
Head of state	Arif Alvi
Head of government	Anwar ul Haq Kakar
Status in legislature	Caretaker government
History
Predecessor	First Shehbaz Sharif government
Successor	Second Shehbaz Sharif government

The Kakar caretaker government was the Pakistani caretaker federal cabinet and government led by Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar that was sworn into office on 17 August 2023.^[1][2][3][4]

Cabinet of Federal Ministers and Ministers of State ceased to hold their offices on 4 March 2024.^[5]

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.^[8] 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.^[9]

During the tenure of the caretaker ministry led by Kakar, 3.2m tonnes of wheat was unneccesarily imported leading to a crisis for farmers.^[10]