*ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has appointed former PML-N MPAKashif Mehmood- who was disqualified from his provincial assembly seat oversubmitting fake degree- as his political secretary. *
The prime minister made Kashif Mehmood his political secretary before aby-poll in Chishtian, after the seat fell vacant following hisdisqualification.
Before the induction of PML-N MPA Kashif Mehmood, the federal cabinetheaded by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif already comprise of 61 members asper the official portal of the Cabinet Division including 33 federalministers, seven ministers of state, four advisers, 17 special assistantsto prime minister (SAPMs) while 29 parliamentary secretaries are alsonotified.
On July 26link,the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) de-notified Pakistan MuslimLeague-Nawaz (PML-N) MPA Kashif Mehmood.
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the ECP has de-notified PML-N MPA from Bahawalnagar – Kashif Mehmood –after the Supreme Court had dismissed his review petition in a fake degreecase.
It should be remembered that in the 2018 general election, Kashif Mehmoodwon link from PP-241 Bahawalnagar, hegarnered 48,543 votes while Pakistan Tehreek-e- Insaf (PTI) candidateMuhammad Muzaffar Khan received 44,184 votes.
