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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, (Urdu: وزارت خارجه; often referred to as Foreign Ministry, or/ simply MoFA), is a Pakistan Government's federal and executive level ministry responsible for international and Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, roughly equivalent to Department of State of the United States. 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 colloquially known as the "Foreign Minister", currently headed by an elected legislator and Parliamentarian Hina Rabbani Khar.
In Government cabinet secretariat and public service spectrum, the position of Foreign Minister is a 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 incase if the Foreign Minister dies or resigned. 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. The bureaucratic head of the Ministry is Salman Bashir, 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.