Nawaz Sharif’s government was elected as the on 1 November 1990,[3] With Nawaz Sharif chosen as the 12th Prime Minister. The President, Ghulam Ishaq Khan dissolved his government in April 1993, which was later on reinstated by the Supreme Court of Pakistan.[citation needed] Sharif survived a serious constitutional crisis when President Khan attempted to dismiss him under article 58-2b, in April 1993, but he successfully challenged the decision in the Supreme Court.[citation needed] Sharif resigned from the post negotiating a settlement that resulted in the removal of President as well, in July 1993.[4]
Cabinet
Sharif's 18-member cabinet was one of the smallest in the country's history, especially compared to the record 58-member cabinet of his ousted predecessor Benazir Bhutto. Sharif insisted on bringing nearly a dozen politicians with links to Gen Zia-ul-Haq.[1]
Amongst the 18 members initially selected for the cabinet, nine were from Punjab, two from the Islamabad Capital Territory, six from Sindh and one from Balochistan. The cabinet was later expanded to include representation from the North-West Frontier Province[5] Although being a member of the IJI alliance, the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) members declined to participate in Nawaz Sharif’s cabinet.[6]
^Dutt, Sanjay (2009). "1993 Elections". Inside Pakistan: 52 years oulook. New Delhi: A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 267. ISBN978-81-7648-157-1. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
^"Interview with Qazi Hussain", Takbir, p. 26, 31 January 1991 in Nasr 1994 – "Qazi Hussain [had asserted] that no concrete offers were forthcoming from the new government either."
