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The Cabinet Division on Tuesday issued a notification revising the portfolios of two PML (N) ministers. According to the notification, Tehmina Daultana will hold the portfolio of the Ministry of Science and Technology, while Saad Rafique has been allotted Ministry of Culture with additional charge of Youth Affairs.
At the oath ceremony on Monday, Tehmina Daultana was given the portfolio of Cultural Affairs and Saad Rafique was given the Ministry of Youth Affairs with additional charge of the Ministry of Science and Technology. According to party sources, the new coalition government partners have agreed to give ministerial slots to MQM.
Party sources said that Asif Ali Zardari has said that the party has on principle decided to include MQM members in the Federal Cabinet and the allocation of the ministerial slots to MQM will be announced soon. Moreover, party sources said that when Zardari had gone to Raiwind to meet Nawaz Sharif, it was decided to allocate ministries to MQM, keeping in view the ground realities in Sindh.
Initially, party stance regarding allocation of ministerial slots to MQM is that 2 ministries will be given to MQM members and it is expected that the charge of Ports and Shipping will be given to Babur Ghauri, sources said. Party sources said that Zardari has decided to induct MQM members in the Federal Cabinet so that the politics of confrontation could not lead towards reconstruction.
"After the incident of extra-judicial killings by MQM party in Karachi in CJ rally launched for the reinstatement of judiciary, it is so much difficult for PPPP to induct ministers from MQM. However, PPPP has taken decision in supreme national interest of the nation and progress and prosperity of the country", they said. Nawaz Sharif has recorded the party reservations in this regard and endorsed PPPP stance regarding induction of the MQM members in the federal cabinet, sources said.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2008

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