ISLAMABAD – The expected names of the ministers in PM-elect Imran Khan’sfederal cabinet have emerged as PTI has become the leading party to formthe next government.

According to details, Asad Umer has come forward as a strong candidate forFinance minister post while Shah Mehmood Qureshi is being considered forForeign Minister’s slot.

Shireen Mazari is also interested for the post however possibilities existof her being made the Defence Minister.

Shafqat Mehmood is a contender for interior minister while the slot ofspeaker will be given to Sindh or Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Dr Arif Alvi is a top choice for speaker National Assembly while MalikAmeen Aslam will be the minister or advisor for environment.

Fawad Chaudhry will possibly become the Information Minister whereas theparty is considering giving Ministry of Railways to Awami Muslim LeagueChairperson Sheikh Rashid Ahmed.

Besides this, Sources have said that Makhdoom Khushro Bakhtiyar, GhulamSarwar Khan, Umer Ayub, Pervez Khattak, Ali Amin Gandapur, Tahir Sadiq,Murad Saeed, Senator Chaudhry Sarwar, Azam Swati, Ramesh Kumar, AmirLiaquat Hussain and Shahriyar Afridi are also expected to be included inthe federal cabinet.