Head of state
Sourced
The 31 federal ministers and their portfolios are verified on the Cabinet Division's Federal Ministers page (honorifics dropped); parties and start dates come from Wikipedia. The Prime Minister is not on that page, and the President's and Prime Minister's websites returned 503 on 2026-10-13, so both heads are sourced, not verified. Ministers of state, advisers and special assistants are not listed.
- Head of state
- Asif Ali ZardariPresident
- Head of government
- Shehbaz SharifPrime Minister · since 4 Mar 2024
- System
- Federal parliamentary republicCapital: Islamabad
- UN e-government rank
- 136 of 193EGDI 2024
Pakistan is a federal parliamentary republic[1]. The head of state is President Asif Ali Zardari[3][4]. The government is led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in office since 11 Mar 2024[3][5]. Govpedia records 32 members of its cabinet.
At a glance[2]
- Capital
- Islamabad
- Region
- Southern Asia
- Area
- 881,912 km²
- Languages
- English, Urdu
- Currency
- Pakistani rupee (₨)
- People
- Pakistani
- Borders
- Afghanistan, China, India, Iran
- Calling code
- +92
- Internet domain
- .pk
Leadership
Who leads the state
Head of government
SourcedIn government: PML-N-led coalition with MQM-P, PML-Q, IPP, BAP and others; the PPP supports the government without joining the cabinet
Executive
Second Shehbaz Sharif government
31 of 32 verified on official pages
Cabinet seats by party
PML-N-led coalition with MQM-P, PML-Q, IPP, BAP and others; the PPP supports the government without joining the cabinet[6]
- PML-N26
- MQM-P2
- PML-Q1
- IPP1
- Independent1
- BAP1
Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.
Digital government
Digital government, measured
UN E-Government Development Index[11]
2024
0.510rank 136 of 193
- Online services0.704
- Human capital0.350
- Telecom infrastructure0.475
Record of changes
Timeline
14 Mar 2025
Syed Imran Ahmad Shah sworn in as Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety, bringing the cabinet to 31 federal ministers.[9]
Sourced27 Feb 2025
Cabinet expanded: twelve new federal ministers (including Ali Pervaiz Malik and Shaza Fatima Khawaja, promoted from minister of state), nine ministers of state, three advisers and four special assistants take the oath before President Zardari.[10]
Sourced
Evidence
Sources
- [1]List of countries by system of government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [2]World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)
Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026
- [3]List of current heads of state and government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [4]President of Pakistan
WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [5]Prime Minister of Pakistan
WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [6]Second Shehbaz Sharif government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [7]Federal Ministers
Cabinet Division, Government of PakistanOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [8]Shaza Fatima Khawaja
WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [9]Pakistan expands federal cabinet
NuktaNewsChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [10]Federal cabinet balloons with new inductions
The StandardNewsChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [11]UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data
United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026