*PESHAWAR – A 11 member *Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) cabinet has been proposedby the Chief Minister Mehmood Khan to the Prime Minister Imran Khan,sources have revealed.
Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has forwarded the list to Prime Minister ImranKhan for approval on Sunday night.
The finalised names comprise representatives from across KPincluding Peshawar, Mardan, Swabi, Malakand, Swat, Bannu and Lakki Marwatto ensure equality among all areas, a senior member ofthe Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said.
“The list has been sent for Imran Khan’s final approval and it will bedecided in a day or two,” the source added.
Earlier, sources said that CM Mahmood aims to build a cabinet comprisingnew and old faces, however, members of former chief minister PervezKhattak’s cabinet are lobbying for new portfolios.
Former education and energy minister Mohammad Atif Khan seeks a newministry while former health minister Shahram Khan Taraki is unwilling tolead the same department.
As Atif is inclined towards finance or tourism and sports ministries,Taimur Saleem Jhagra is being considered for the ministry of education.Kamran Khan Bangash’s name has been proposed for the ministry ofinformation.
Ishtiaq Umer, however, is willing to retain to the ministry of environmentand forestry.