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Minister of Defense

Incumbent Khawaja Asif since 11 March 2024
Ministry of Defense
Member of	Cabinet
Reports to	Prime Minister of Pakistan Parliament of Pakistan
Seat	Calcutta House, Murree Road Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. 46000
Nominator	Prime Minister of Pakistan
Appointer	President of Pakistan
First holder	Liaquat Ali Khan
Website	mod.gov.pk

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The Minister of Defence (Urdu: 'وزیرِ دفاع') heads the Ministry of Defence. The minister serves in the cabinet of the Prime Minister and is required to be a member of Parliament.

In the history of the country, the defence portfolio has usually been headed by the head of the government, be that the President or Prime Minister of the country. The first defence minister was Liaquat Ali Khan.