Jurisdiction Pakistan | Headquarters Islamabad, Pakistan | |
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Formed 1947; 70 years ago (1947) Ministers responsible Sartaj Aziz, Foreign Minister of Pakistan
Tariq Fatemi, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ministry executive Tehmina Janjua, Foreign Secretary of Pakistan | ||
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Urdu: وزارت خارجہ; often referred to as the Foreign Ministry) is the Government of Pakistan's federal executive level ministry responsible for the foreign relations and foreign policy of Pakistan.
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The Ministry was created in 1947, and was one of the first ministries to be established. The executive and political figure heading the Foreign Ministry is the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Function of the Ministry
In Government cabinet secretariat and public service spectrum, the position of Foreign Minister is one of the high-profile portfolios in Cabinet Secretariat, and usually has a Deputy Minister. The Deputy Minister who is known as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs is a chief assistant to the Foreign Minister or is second to take a charge of the ministry in case the Foreign Minister dies or resigns. The Minister also contained an administrative bureaucratic infrastructure that is tasked with the management of foreign affairs records, government identifications, foreign portfolios, and is responsible for coordinating and implementing foreign missions and objectives to Pakistan' diplomatic missions abroad.
Foreign Secretary is the bureaucratic head of the Ministry. Appointed in December 2013, Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, a career diplomat, is the current Foreign Secretary.
The Minister operates the diplomatic missions of Pakistan abroad and is responsible for implementing the foreign policy of Pakistan and Pakistan's diplomacy efforts.
The Ministry is headquartered at the Constitution Avenue, Islamabad, a few blocks from Parliament and the Prime Minister Secretariat. The Ministry is led by Foreign Minister, who is nominated by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, and is a senior member of the Cabinet.