For the constitution of the federal cabinet, the Pakistan Muslim LeagueNawaz (PML-N) government has shortlisted names for ministries in an iftardinner hosted by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif today.
Several names from the coalition parties have been shortlisted for theministries of the PML-N government.
Rana Sanaullah has been recommended for the position of the law ministerand Ahsan Iqbal for the Minister of Interior, Ayaz Sadiq IT ministry,Khawaja Asif as defence minister, Rana Tanveer Hussain as defenceproduction minister, Marriyum Aurangzeb as information minister, whereas,Miftah Ismail is likely to be appointed as the finance adviser.
Barjees Tahir, Khawaja Saad Rafique, PPP’s Khursheed Shah and Naveed Qamarare also expected to be given different ministries in the PML-N government.It has been recommended to appoint Maulana Asad Mahmood of the JamiatUlema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) as the religious affairs minister.
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Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is likely to get the foreign ministry.Sources said that the PML-N government will consider the names of SherryRehman and Hina Rabbani Khar for the position of the foreign minister ifPPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari rejects to assume the position.
Sherry Rehman was also shortlisted for the ambassador’s slot in the UnitedStates (US).
