- President Zardari manages an oath to the new members of the cabinet.
- 12 federal ministers induced in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Shehbaz.
- Nine state ministers, three advisors lend an oath in AIWAN-E-SADR.
The coalition government directed the Government of the Coalition of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) expanded its federal cabinet to 43 members, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif after 24 new federal ministers, ministers and state advisors lent oath to Thursday Aiwan-E-SADR on Thursday.
President Asif Ali Zardari administered the oath to the new members of the Federal Cabinet in a prestigious ceremony attended by Prime Minister Shehbaz, the president of the Senate, Yusuf Raza Gilani and the senior officials.
The induction of 12 federal ministers, 9 state ministers and three federal cabinet advisors saw the inclusion of coalition parties in the government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz.
Hanif Abbasi, Moeen Watto, Mustafa Kamal, Sardar Yousuf, Aurengzeb Katchi, Rana Mubashir, Raza Hayat Hiraj, Tariq Fazal Chaudhry were among the newcomers who lent oath as federal ministers.
In addition, Ali Pervaiz Malik, Shaza Fatima, Junaid Anwar and Khalid Magsi have also borrowed oaths as federal ministers.
Talal Chaudhry, lawyer Aqeel Malik, Malik Rasheed, Kheal Das Kohistani, Abdul Rehman Kanju, Bilal Azhar Kayani, Mukhtar Bharth, even Chaudhry and Wajiha Qamar were among the new state ministers.
Muhammad Ali, Tauqir Shah and Pervez Khattak also lent oath as special advisors at the ceremony.
Some ministers can see their reallocated wallets, while others could be completely eliminated, Geographical news reported a day citing fountains.
The sources said that Abbasi can be appointed Minister of Railways, while Chaudhry is expected to take over the Ministry of National Health Services.
Magsi is likely to receive the Ministry of Communications, while Kamal can be assigned by the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Currently, the Ministry of Science and Technology is in the hands of Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, who also supervises the Federal Ministry of Education.
However, the sources revealed that, although Kamal can take care of science and technology, Siddiqui will retain his position as a Federal Minister of Education.
