ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khurram Dastgir has been given additional portfolio of ministry of foreign affairs after the former foreign minister Khawaja Asif was disqualified by a court on May 26.
The Islamabad High Court had disqualified Khawaja Asif under Article 62 (1)(f) of the constitution for holding a work permit in UAE.
Hailing from Gujranwala, Dastgir is a senior leader of the PML-N who has served in several ministries during this government’s tenure.
He was first made the state minister for privatization in 2013. APP/AFP