The newly induced cabinet wallets were announced on Friday with Hanif Abbasi appointed as Federal Railway Minister, while Mustafa Kamal will lead the Ministry of Health.
According to the notification of the Cabinet Division, Khawaja Asif will continue to serve as a defense minister, while Azam Nazir Tarar has been assigned to the Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights.
Abdul Aleem Khan will supervise the Ministry of Communications and Musadik Malik has been appointed Minister of Climate Change.
Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui will supervise the Ministry of Education, while Chaudhry Salik has received the Ministry of Pakistani abroad. Rana Tanveer will now handle only the Ministry of National Food Security, and Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh has been appointed to direct the Investment Board.
Other appointments include Tariq Fazal Chaudhry as Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Ali Pervaiz Malik as Minister of Petroleum and Khalid Hussain Magsi as Minister of Science and Technology.
In addition, Muhammad Munir Wattoo has been assigned to the Ministry of Water Resources, Aurangzeb Khichi, the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture, Muhammad Junaid Anwar, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, and Hayat Hiraj race, the Ministry of Defense Production.
Sardar Yousaf will supervise the Ministry of Religious Affairs, while Shaza Fatima has been appointed Minister of Information Technology. Rana Mubashir Iqbal will administer public affairs.
Previously, on February 27, President Asif Ali Zardari administered the oath to 12 federal ministers, 9 ministers of state and 3 advisors. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the president of Senate Yousuf Raza Gilani and other dignitaries.
