Prime Minister of Pakistan

Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Standard of the Prime Minister of Pakistan
Incumbent Shehbaz Sharif since 4 March 2024
Style	Honourable Prime Minister (formal/diplomatic) Mr. Prime Minister (spoken) His Excellency (in international correspondence)[1]
Status	Head of government
Abbreviation	PM
Member of	Cabinet National Assembly Common Interests Council
Reports to	President of Pakistan Parliament of Pakistan
Residence	Prime Minister Enclave [n 1]
Seat	Islamabad Capital Territory
Appointer	Election Commission of Pakistan through General Elections: by a Convention that is held in the National Assembly, based on appointee's ability to command confidence among the majority of the members.
Term length	5 years, renewable
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Pakistan
Inaugural holder	Liaquat Ali Khan (1947–1951)
Formation	14 August 1947; 77 years ago (1947-08-14)
Deputy	abolished, Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan
Salary	Rs. 24.12 Lakh (US$8,400), annual[n 2]
Website	pmo.gov.pk

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The Prime Minister of Pakistan (Urdu: وزیر اعظم) Wazeer-e-A'zam) officially Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is the Head of Government of Pakistan.

The Prime Minister is elected by the National Assembly, members of which are elected by popular vote. Most commonly, the leader of the party or coalition with the most votes becomes the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is responsible for appointing a cabinet. The President has the constitutional reserve power to remove the Prime Minister by a dissolution of the National Assembly, triggering new elections.

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2. ↑ "Will live in military secretary's residence, not in PM House, says Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan". The Financial Express. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
3. ↑ "PM-elect to stay in a residence near PM House: Naeemul Haq". Pakistan Today. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
4. ↑ "Imran Khan to live in PM House colony, says Naeemul Haq". Daily Times. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
5. ↑ Azeem, Munawer (1 August 2018). "Imran Khan to move into Ministers' Enclave". Dawn News. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
6. ↑ "PM Imran shifts to military secretary's residence". The Nation. 20 August 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
7. ↑ "PM Imran moves to military secretary's residence". Geo News. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
8. ↑ Idrees, Mahmood (20 August 2018). "Imran Khan leaves palatial PM House forever to stay at military secretary's residence". Daily Pakistan Global. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
9. ↑ "The austerity prime minister Imran Khan leads by example". The National. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
10. ↑ Amjad Khan, Ameen (27 July 2018). "Imran Khan vows to convert PM House into a university". University World News. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
11. ↑ "Change will begin from PM House, says Imran Khan". Khaleej Times. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
12. ↑ "No pay raise for Imran, says PM office". Dawn. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
13. ↑ "Prime Minister's monthly income less than parliamentarians, ministers and judges – Pakistan". Dunya News. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
14. ↑ "The salary that we are not paying the PM". Dawn News. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.