Abbasi government
The Abbasi government was formed by Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on 4 August 2017 to begin a new government following the disqualification of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif until the end of May 2018 when justice Nasirul Mulk took oath as new caretaker prime minister. The government, a Pakistan Muslim League (N) majority government, succeeded the third Nawaz Sharif government, which was formed following the 2013 general election and had dissolved in the July 2017 after Nawaz Sharif was disqualification by the Supreme Court of Pakistan to hold the office of Prime Minister.
Abbasi Government | |
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Cabinet of Pakistan | |
Members of the Abbasi government. | |
| Date formed | 4 August 2017 |
| Date dissolved | 31 May 2018 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Head of government | Shahid Khaqan Abbasi |
| Member party | PML–N JUI–F PML–F NP |
| Opposition party | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| Opposition leader | Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah |
| History | |
| Outgoing election | Senators Minority 26 / 104 (25%) National AssemblyMajority 190 / 342 (56%) |
| Legislature term(s) | 14th Parliament of Pakistan |
| Predecessor | Third Nawaz Sharif government |
| Successor | Mulk caretaker government |
The government retained the same cabinet as the one prior, composed mostly of Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians, while continuing the policies of the previous Prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, while still making policy changes.
The government was mandated to complete the term of the PML (N) government, which had its prime minister Nawaz Sharif, dismissed. The Nawaz-Abbasi government was similar to the Gillani-Ashraf or Jamali-Shujaat-Aziz governments which all retained the same national assemblies and ruling parties, with the only change in the prime minister.