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Pakistan

President Zardari administers oath to PM Shehbaz’s 19-member federal cabinet

  • Muhammad Aurangzeb, Ahsan Iqbal, Khawaja Asif, Rana Tanveer, Azam Nazeer Tarar, Jam Kamal Khan, Amir Muqam, Awais Leghari and Attaullah Tarar, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Abdul Aleem Khan among others take oath
Published March 11, 2024

Oath-taking ceremony of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s new federal cabinet took place on Monday at the Aiwan-e-Sadr. The national anthem was played to inaugurate the ceremony, following which the Holy Quran was recited.

President Asif Ali Zardari administered the oath to the 19-member cabinet.

Federal cabinet likely to take oath today

Muhammad Aurangzeb, Ahsan Iqbal, Khawaja Asif, Rana Tanveer, Azam Nazeer Tarar, Jam Kamal Khan, Amir Muqam, Awais Leghari and Attaullah Tarar, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Abdul Aleem Khan and others took oath.

Likely portfolios

Business Recorder earlier reported that the Azam Nazeer Tarar is likely to be given the ministry of law ­and justice, Ishaq Dar is expected to be given ministry for foreign affairs, and Tariq Fatemi to be made special assistant on foreign affairs. Khawaja Asif is likely to be given the portfolio of defence.

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Aurangzeb is likely to be given portfolio of finance. Ahsan Iqbal is likely to be given planning and development, Musaddiq Malik to be given petroleum, Atta Tarar information and broadcasting, and Shaza Fatima Khawaja is likely to be made minister for information technology.

Ahad Cheema is likely be made adviser on establishment division and Mohsin Naqvi as adviser on interior.

Earlier, the PM sent a summary to the president which included 13 MNAs and two senators as federal ministers.

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EQ Mar 11, 2024 04:18pm
How many of these have the background or qualifications for the post they are getting?
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Imran Mar 11, 2024 04:42pm
Log Kachra jama ker ka Bijli banatay hain hum Hukumat banatay hain.
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Test Mar 11, 2024 05:42pm
@EQ, Khalid Muqbool is educated person and pride of Karachi
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ALTAF NOOR ALI Mar 11, 2024 06:38pm
Why is it a matter of pride for us to say 'All the Best'. Why is it so difficult to find someone who is not a pessimistic 24/7?
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Johnny Walker Mar 11, 2024 06:47pm
One from Karachi, rest from Punjab.
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Ch K A Nye Mar 11, 2024 07:54pm
@EQ, the only qualifications required are (a) related to the family, (b) ability to do heavy-lifting, (c) absolute obedience.
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Ch K A Nye Mar 11, 2024 07:57pm
@ALTAF NOOR ALI, history shows us that these has-beens just keep repeating the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
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Techno Mar 11, 2024 09:47pm
@EQ, Information and Broadcasting does not need any qualifications. Aurangzed is to be Finance minister as per his qualifications. Ahsan Iqbal has experience of planning division its not first time
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Maqbool Mar 12, 2024 11:10pm
More than enough Ministers to run the country .
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