However, the nuclear weapons are controlled by the National Command Authority (NCA) in Pakistan. This body is chaired by the Prime Minister who is responsible for decision and policy making.

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Sharif, 72, is the younger brother of three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who spearheaded their Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party’s election campaign.

The second caretaker prime minister in Pakistan's history was Balakh Sher Mazari, who was placed in the office of the prime minister in 1993, less than three years after the general elections of 1990.

However, the nuclear weapons are controlled by the National Command Authority (NCA) in Pakistan. This body is chaired by the Prime Minister who is responsible for decision and policy making.