- Hafeez Sheikh appointed as Finance Advisor, Ijaz Shah as Interior Minister
- Fawad Chaudhry has been handed over Ministry of Science and Technology
- Ghulam Sarwar Khan appointed Minister for Aviation & Tariq Bashir Cheema as Minister for Housing
- Finance Minister, Asad Umar, Health Minister Aamir Mehmood Kiani and Minister for Kashmir Affairs, Ali Amin Gandapur have been deprived of their respective portfolios
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday reshuffled his cabinet, changing portfolios of several members and departing of Finance Minister Asad Umar.
Ijaz Ahmed Shah has been appointed as the interior minister, whereas Fawad Chaudhry handed over Ministry of Science and Technology, according a statement issued from PM House.
Minister of State Shehryar Afridi has been handed over the Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON), while Ghulam Sarwar Khan appointed minister for aviation the statement said.
Azam Swati has been appointed as federal minister for parliamentary affairs, it said, adding that Federal Minister for Privatisation Mohammad Mian Soomro shall cease to hold additional portfolio of Aviation Division.
The statement further read that Dr Zafarullah Mirza, Firdous Ashiq Awan and Nadeem Babar have been appointed special assistants to the prime minister for national health services, information and petroleum division, respectively.
Abdul Hafeez Sheikh has been been appointed as special assistant to prime minister on finance, it added.
Health Minister Amir Mehmood Kayani have been deprived of his portfolio, according to the sources.
The cabinet overhaul comes hours after Finance Minister Asad Umar stepped down from his post.
Umar announced earlier in the day that he will no longer be part of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s federal cabinet. Umar, the former CEO of Engro, was handpicked by PM Khan as the finance minister to improve economic affairs of the country. The resignation by the finance minister followed sacking of Petroleum Minister Ghulam Sarwar over unsatisfactory performance, according to sources.-Agencies
