ISLAMABAD – A Large scale reshuffle in Federal Cabinet is likely byPrime Minister Imran Khan after he returns from the visit of UnitedStates, sources have revealed.
Sources have further claimed that important Ministers would be changedalong with the new Ministers being inducted in the Federal Cabinet. PrimeMinister Imran Khan will make important changes in the federal cabinet nextmonth, parliamentary sources said on Sunday.
They said that the prime minister is mulling to induct three ministers inthe cabinet from PTI’s allied parties including PML-Q, MQM-P andBalochistan National Party (BNP-M).
By doing so, the prime minister would fulfil his commitment with theseparties. The sources further said that the prime minister is also mullingto change portfolios of some of the ministers in order to accommodate youngblood and the party leadership has already started searching for thecompetent young parliamentarians.
The portfolios most likely to be swapped around are defence, interior,education, information, and defence production.
According to the sources, the incumbent Defence Minister Pervez Khattak islikely to be given charge of the interior ministry, a portfolio he hadexpressed interest in when the PTI government formed its cabinet the firsttime around.
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Minister for Defence Production Zubaida Jalal, meanwhile, is beingconsidered for the education portfolio given her vast exposure in the field.
Although the PTI government has been satisfied with Education MinisterShafqat Mehmood, Prime Minister Imran is still considering moving him to adifferent ministry, the sources said.
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan is anothercabinet member who could receive a different portfolio since theappointment of Azam Khan Swati as the federal minister for parliamentaryaffairs has made his current position redundant, the sources said.
They added that Premier Imran also wants to bring senior PTI leader DrBabar Awan back into the cabinet.
