*ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Aleem Khan has set a newprecedence in the politics of Pakistan.*

*He has resigned from all of his businesses before taking oath asprovincial minister.*

The newly-elected PTI government has named Aleem Khan as Minister for LocalGovernment in the 23-member Punjab cabinet. The announcement in this regardwas made on Sunday.

“Before taking oath as minister, I have resigned from the directorship andchief executive from all companies of my businesses,” the PTI leader saidin a tweet.

The new Punjab cabinet will take oath at Governor House in Lahore at 5pmtoday.

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Sunday announced a 23-member cabinet forPunjab the province.

According to PTI, the cabinet members include Hafiz Mumtaz with a portfolioof Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control; Makhdoom Hashim Bakht Finance;Sami Ullah Chaudhry Food; Faiz-ul-Hassan Chouhan Information and Culture;Yasir Humayun Sarfaraz Higher Education / Tourism Department; MianMehmood-ur- Rasheed Housing, Urban Development and Public HealthEngineering, Mian Aslam lqbal Industries, Commerce and Investment; RajaBasharat Law & Parliamentary Affairs; Aleem Khan Local Government andCommunity Development as Senior Minister; Raja Rashid Hafeez Revenue; DrYasmin Rashid Primary and Secondary Healthcare/Specialized Healthcare andMedication Education; Taimor Khan Youth Affairs/Sports; Mohsin LaghariIrrigation) Murad Ross School Education and Anser Majeed Niazi Labour andManpower.