- PM decides to hold federal cabinet meeting twice a week: Sources
ISLAMABAD, August 26: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday announced a 23-member Punjab Cabinet hours after Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a consultative meeting.
Aleem Khan, who has been appointed senior minister, will also serve as local government and community development minister. Mian Aslam Iqbal has been given the portfolio of minister for industries and commerce.
MianMahmoodur Rasheed, who served as opposition leader in the Punjab Assembly has been appointed as Senior Minister and will serve as minister for housing, urban development and public health engineering.
The party has also appointed Dr Yasmin Rashid as minister for primary and secondary health, specialised healthcare and medication education. Hafiz Mumtaz Ahmed will serve as minister for excise and taxation.
FayazChohan has been appointed the new minister for information and culture while YasirHumayun will serve as higher education and tourism development minister. MakhdoomHashim will serve as the new finance minister whereas Samiullah Chaudhry has been given
the portfolio of food minister.
Raja Basharat, Law & Parliamentary Affairs, Raja Rashid Hafeez, Revenue, Mian Aslam Iqbal, Industries, Commerce & Investment, AnserMajeedNiazi, Labour& Manpower, Taimur Khan, Sports and Youth Affairs have also been appointed as Minister.
The prime minister conducted interviews of at least 30 aspirants at his Bani Gala residence. Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and nominated Governor Chaudhry Sarwar were also present.
Imran during his interaction with fellow Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members called for austerity, saying he wanted additional cars for sitting ministers sold.
Prime Minister decided to hold meeting with federal cabinet twice a week and monitor the ministers’ performances regularly, said sources.Agencies/NNI
List of Ministers and their Porfolios
1. Hafiz Mumtaz Ahmad, Minister Excise. Taxation and Narcotics Control
2. MakhdoomHashimBakht, Finance Minister
3. Sami Ullah Chaudhry, Food Minister
4. Fayyaz ul-Hassan Chouhan, Minister for Information and Culture
5. Muhammad Sibtain Khan, Without Port Folio
6. Sardar Asif Nakai, Without Port Folio
7. Hafiz Ammar Yassir (Q), Without Port Folio
8. YasirHumayunSarfaraz, Minister for Higher Education/ Tourism Department
9. MianMehmood-ur-Rasheed, Senior Minister, Housing, Urban Development and Public Health Engineering
10. Mian Aslam lqbal, Minister for Industries, Commerce and Investment
11. Malik NoumanLangrial, Without Port Folio
12. Raja Basharat, Minister for Law & Parliamentary Affairs
13. Aleem Khan, Senior Minister, Local Government and Community Development
14. Raja Rashid Hafeez, Minister for Revenue
15. HasnainDareshak, Without Port Folio
16. Malik Muhammad Anwar, Without Port Folio
17. Dr. Yasmin Rashid, Minister for Primary and Secondary Healthcare/ Specialized Healthcare and Medication Education
18. Taimor Khan (Independent joined), Minister for Youth Affairs/ Sports
19. MohsinLaghari, Minister for Irrigation
20. Murad Ross, Minister for School Education
21. Ch. Zaheerud Din, Without Port Folio
22. AnserMajeedNiazi, Minister for Labour and Manpower
23. HashimDogar, Without Port Folio
