ISLAMABAD: Fawad Hassan Fawad, former principal secretary to two ex-premiers, Nawaz Sharif and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, was sworn in as a caretaker federal minister.

President Dr Arif Alvi administered the oath at a ceremony at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad on Friday.

Fawad also remained principal secretary to former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif.

In the caretaker set-up, he is likely to be given the portfolio of Privatisation Minister, a seat left vacant with the removal of Shamshad Akhtar. Fawad held the post of director general of the Civil Services Academy in Lahore before his retirement.

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