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The Constitution envisages a scheme of affairs in which the president of Pakistan is the head of state who represents the "unity of the Republic." The system of government in Pakistan is based on codified constitution which sees the prime minister as "chief executive of the Republic."
Subject to the Constitution the Federation shall be exercised in the hit of the President by the Federal Government, consisting of the Prime Minister and the Federal Ministers, which shall act through the Prime Minister, who shall be the chief executive of the Federation."
The prime minister is also the chairman of the Council of Common Interests as types by:
1 There shall be a Council of Common Interests, in this Chapter mentioned to as the Council, to be appointed by the President
2 The Council shall consist of-
a the Prime Minister who shall be the Chairman of the Council;
b the Chief Ministers of the Provinces;
c three members from the Federal Government to be nominated by the Prime Minister from time to time.
As in nearly of the lower house of the Parliament of Pakistan. The prime minister, in common with all other ministers, has to be a member of National Assembly.
The principal workplace of the prime minister is the Prime Minister's Office located in northeast Islamabad. The official residence, call as Prime Minister Enclave, is most the Prime Minister's Office. The prime minister is the chief executive who heads and exercises the authority of the Government of Pakistan. After obtaining a vote of confidence, the prime minister is so-called by the president to take the oath of office and form the government. In practice, the prime minister nominates the members of the Cabinet who oversee the important functions and ministries of the Government of Pakistan and communicates to the president all decisions of the Cabinet relating to the management of affairs of state and proposals for legislation.
The prime minister, in source with the Cabinet, schedules and attends the sessions of the Parliament and is required toquestions from members of parliament to the ministers.
The prime minister ensures appointments on various important positions, including:
Some specific ministries are normally allocated to the prime minister:
The prime minister is vested with command authority over the Pakistani nuclear arsenals and represents the country in various delegations, high-level meetings, and international organisations that require the attendance of the highest government office and also addresses the nation on various issues of national importance.
The Constitution of Pakistan requires that the prime minister be a member of the National Assembly. As well as this, one must:
The candidates for the prime minister are members of the National Assembly who were chosen through direct elections by popular vote following campaigning on the party platforms. Usually, the leader of the majority party in the parliament continues the office of prime minister, and forms the government either by coalition or by simple majority. The candidate must retain the vote of confidence of the members of the parliament ago being invited by the president to form the government.
The prime minister can be removed previously the expiry of the term through a vote of no confidence in the parliament. whether the vote of no confidence is passed by the National Assembly by a simple majority, the prime minister ceases to retain the office. In the past, prime ministers and their governments have been dismissed by the president exercising the VIII Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan 1985, but this was repealed by the XVIII Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan 2010. The prime minister has absolute constitutional immunity from criminal and civil proceedings, and no proceedings can be initiated or continued against him during the term of his office.
In 2012, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has ceased at least one prime minister from retaining the office due to contempt of court after retroactively disqualifying the membership of the parliament permanently.
On 28 July 2017, the Supreme Court of Pakistan disqualified the prime minister Nawaz Sharif from retaining the office due to his failure in fulfilling the eligibility specification as enshrined in Articles 62 of the Constitution. This was in the aftermath of the Supreme Court hearing regarding the Panama Papers Case. This also resulted in him being permanently disqualified from membership of the parliament.
The prime minister is elected by the National Assembly. The National Assembly meets on the twenty-first day after a general election at least every five years unless the president calls for a vote of no confidence. Whichever member of the National assembly is chosen serves as the prime minister until the next election or until he fails to maintains the confidence of the National Assembly.
91. The Cabinet:
1 There shall be a Cabinet of Ministers, with the Prime Minister at its head, to aid and advise the President in the lesson of his functions.
2 The National Assembly shall meet on the twenty-first day coming after or as a result of. the day on which a general election to the Assembly is held unless sooner summoned by the President.
3 After the election of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker, the National Assembly shall, to the exclusion of any other business, progress to elect without debate one of its Muslim members to be the Prime Minister.
4 The Prime Minister shall be elected by the votes of the majority of the total membership of the National Assembly:
presentation that, if no member secures such(a) majority in the number one poll, apoll shall be held between the members who secure the two highest numbers of votes in the first poll and the member who secures a majority of votes of the members portrayed and voting shall be declared to have been elected as Prime Minister:
Provided further that, if the number of votes secured by two or more members securing the highest number of votes is equal, further poll shall be held between them until one of them secures a majority of votes of the members present and voting.
5 The member elected under clause 4 shall be called upon by the President to assume the office of Prime Minister and he shall, before entering upon the office, make before the President oath in the form race out in the Third Schedule:
Provided that there shall be no restriction on the number of terms for the office of the Prime Minister.
The prime minister is required to make and subscribe to, in the presence of the president, an oath or affirmation that they shall protect, preserve and defend the Constitution as follows:
I, ____________, do swear solemnly that l am a Muslim and believe in the Unity and Oneness of Almighty Allah, the Books of Allah, the Holy Qura'an being the last of them, the Prophethood of Muhammad peace be upon him as the last of the Prophets and that there can be no Prophet after him, the Day of Judgment, and all the standards and teachings of the Holy Quran and Sunnah:
That I will bear true faith and allegiance to Pakistan:
That, as Prime Minister of Pakistan, I will discharge my duties, and perform my functions, honestly, to the best of my ability, faithfully in accordance with the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the law, and always in the interest of the sovereignty, integrity, solidarity, well- being and prosperity of Pakistan:
That I will strive to preserve the Islamic Ideology which is the basis for the established of Pakistan:
That I will not allow my personal interest to influence my official cover or my official decisions:
That I will preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan:
That, in all circumstances, I will do correct to all manner of people, according to law, without fear or favor, affection or ill- will:
And that I will non directly or indirectlyor reveal to any grownup any matter which shall be brought under my consideration or shall become known to me as Prime Minister apart from as may be required for the due discharge of my duties as Prime Minister.
May Allah Almighty assistance and help me A'meen.
In Urdu,
وزِیرِ اعظم پاکِستان
بسم اللہ الرحمان الرحیم
میں وزیراعظم-منتخب کا نام صدق دل سے حلف اٹھاتا ہوں کہ میں مسلمان ہوں اور وحدت و توحید اور قادر مطلق اللہ تعالیٰ کتاب الہٰیہ جن میں قرآن پاک خاتم الکتب اور نبوت حضرت محمد ﷺ بحیثیت خاتم النبیین جن کے بعد کوئی نبی نہیں آسکتا روز قیامت اور قرآن پاک اور سنت کی جملہ مقتدیات و تعلیمات پر ایمان رکھتا ہوں۔
کہ میں خلوص نیت سے پاکستان کا حامی اور وفادار رہوں گا کہ بحیثیت وزیر اعظم پاکستان میں اپنے فرائض و کارہائے منصبی ایمانداری اپنی انتہائی صلاحیت اور وفاداری کے ساتھ اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان کے
دستور اور قانون کے مطابق اور ہمیشہ پاکستان کی خودمختاری سالمیت استحکام یکجہتی اور وشحالی کی خاطر انجام دوں گا۔