ISLAMABAD, January 10: The federal government on Thursday accepted the resignation of Azam Swati as federal minister for Science and Technology.
The notification related to approval of the Azam Swati’s resignation issued on January 9 after a month. According to the notification, President Dr Arif Alvi approved the Swati’s resignation on recommendation of the prime minister. The notification further stated that the resignation has been accepted with effect from December 6, 2018. After the resignation of Azam Swati, his name was included in the cabinet list as federal minister. This matter was discussed in the hearing of IG Islamabad transfer case in the Supreme Court.-Agencies