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Pakistan

Pakistan (Urdu: پَاکِسْتَان), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the west, Iran to the southwest, and China to the northeast. It is separated from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's narrow Wakhan Corridor in the north, and also shares a maritime border with Oman.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 9,106 entities connected with Pakistan. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We include 1 data source published by authorities or organizations based in Pakistan. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

NamePublisherUpdatesEntities
Pakistan NACTA Proscribed PersonsNACTA daily2,654

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Pakistan

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Pakistan.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 4,941 entities identified as PEPs connected with Pakistan.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan-5-
President1--
Prime Minister1--
Prime Minister of Pakistan-10-
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan-1-
Federal Minister for Aviation-21
Federal Minister for Climate Change-1-
Federal Minister for Commerce (Pakistan)-12
Federal Minister for Communications (Pakistan)-21
Federal Minister for Defence (Pakistan)-9-
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs (Pakistan)-41
Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training (Pakistan)-31
Federal Minister for Energy-1-
Federal Minister for Finance-123
Federal Minister for Housing and Works (Pakistan)-21
Federal Minister for Industries and Production (Pakistan)-31
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting (Pakistan)-51
Federal Minister for Interior-101
Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan-21
Federal Minister for Law and Justice-4-
Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs-21
Federal Minister for Narcotics Control-31
Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research-31
Federal Minister for National Health Regulations and Services-2-
Federal Minister for National Heritage and Culture (Pakistan)-11
Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (Pakistan)-11
Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs (Pakistan)-11
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives-2-
Federal Minister for Privatisation (Pakistan)-21
Federal Minister for Railways-5-
Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony (Pakistan)-31
Federal Minister for Science and Technology-31
Federal Minister for Water Resources-3-
Federal Minister of Defence Production (Pakistan)121
Federal Minister of Human Rights-21
Federal Minister of Information Technology and Telecommunication-1-
Federal Minister of Population Welfare-1-
Federal Minister of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety-1-
Federal Minister of Power-1-
Minister for Aviation1--
Minister for Board of Investment1--
Minister for Commerce1--
Minister for Communications1--
Minister for Defense1--
Minister for Economic Affairs1--
Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training1--
Minister for Finance1--
Minister for Housing and Works1--
Minister for Human Rights1--
Minister for Industries and Production1--
Minister for Information & Telecommunication1--
Minister for Information and Broadcasting1--
Minister for Interior1--
Minister for Interprovincial Coordination12-
Minister for Law and Justice1--
Minister for Maritime Affairs1--
Minister for Narcotics Control1--
Minister for National Food Security and Research1--
Minister for National Health Services, Regulations, & Coordination1--
Minister for National Heritage and Culture1--
Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Resource Development1--
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs1--
Minister for Petroleum1--
Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives1--
Minister for Poverty Alleviation & Social Safety1--
Minister for Power1--
Minister for Privatization1--
Minister for Railways & Aviation1--
Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony1--
Minister for Science and Technology1--
Minister for States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON)131
Minister for Water Resources1--
Minister of Foreign Affairs1101
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources-31
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs-3-
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the National Assembly-344-
National judicial branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chief Justice of Pakistan-121
Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court-21
Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court-4-
Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court-1-
Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan-413
Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan-4-
National securityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chief of Army Staff-41
Chief of Naval Staff-1-
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Pakistan-21
ambassador of Denmark to Pakistan--1
ambassador of France to Pakistan-31
ambassador of Greece to Pakistan-1-
ambassador of Hungary to Pakistan-1-
ambassador of Iran to Pakistan-31
ambassador of Japan to Pakistan-71
Ambassador of Mozambique to Pakistan--1
ambassador of Namibia to Pakistan-1-
ambassador of Pakistan to Japan-41
Ambassador of Palestine to Pakistan-31
ambassador of Poland to Pakistan-2-
Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan-1-
Ambassador of Spain to Pakistan-51
Ambassador to the US1--
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Pakistan-6-
Nigerian Ambassador to The Islamic Republic of Pakistan-1-
Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations-2-
United States Ambassador to Pakistan--2

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

Number of known occupants
Subnational head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chief Minister of Balochistan-2-
Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan-31
Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-1-
Chief Minister of Punjab-31
Chief Minister of Sindh-11
Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir-3-
Subnational executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Central President of the Balochistan Awami Party-21

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan-121217
Member of the Metropolitan Corporation Lahore-302-
Member of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation-226-
Member of the 15th National Assembly of Pakistan-220-
Senator-4392
Member of the District Council Peshawar-125-
Member of the Faisalabad Municipal Corporation-120-
councillor in the district council of Swat-87-
councillor in the district council of Mardan-82-
Member of the Municipal Corporation Multan-80-
Member of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation-77-
Member of the Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation-69-
councillor in the district council of Jhang-65-
Member of the Quetta Metropolitan Corporation-47-
councillor in the district council of Nawabshah-43-
councillor in the municipal corporation of Bahawalpur-29-
councillor in the district council of Jamshoro-26-
councillor in the district council of Rahim Yar Khan-25-
councillor in the district council of Sheikhupura-24-
councillor in the district council of Kasur-23-
councillor in the municipal corporation of Sukkar-22-
Member of the Municipal Corporation Gujranwala-21-
councillor in the municipal corporation of Larkana-19-
Member of the Rawalpindi Municipal Corporation-17-
councillor in the district council of Chiniot-13-
councillor in the municipal corporation of Sialkot-11-
councillor in the district council of Okara-10-
councillor in the municipal corporation of Dera Ghazi Khan-10-
councillor in the municipal corporation of Sargodha-10-
councillor in the municipal corporation of Gujrat-9-
councillor in the municipal corporation of Sahiwal-9-
Member of the 16th National Assembly of Pakistan--6
Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan--4
Attorney General for Pakistan-3-
Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan--3
President of Pakistan-11
Acting Governor, State Bank of Pakistan1--
Chairman of the Board of Investment-1-
Member of the 14th National Assembly of Pakistan-1-
Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan1--
President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan1--
Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...