:Cabinet of Pakistan

{{Short description|Formal body of the Government of Pakistan}}

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{{Use Pakistani English|date=April 2022}}

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| agency_name = Cabinet of Pakistan

| nativename_a = {{nq|کابینہِ پاکستان}}

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| seal = Flag of Pakistan.svg

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| logo = State emblem of Pakistan.svg

| formed = {{start date and age|df=yes|1947|8|14}}

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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

| website = {{URL|https://www.pakistan.gov.pk}}

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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.{{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 }} All cabinet members sworn in are designated 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 Division and reports directly to the Prime Minister.{{cite web|url=http://cabinet.gov.pk/|title=Home Page|website=cabinet.gov.pk}} 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.{{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 }} The existence of the cabinet dates back to Prime Minister Liaqat Ali Khan, who appointed civil servants and statesmen to his 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.{{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}}{{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}}