*ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader MiftahIsmail was appointed the new federal minister for finance after PM ShehbazSharif announced his 34-member cabinet today.*
Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani administered the oath to the newly-electedPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s 34-member cabinet.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, speaker of National Assembly Raja PervaizAshraf and other officials also attended the ceremony.
The newly appointed finance Miftah Ismail will be among the officialsresponsible for negotiating with the IMF to resume seventh review of the $6billion Extended Fund Facility program that went into jeopardy after formerPrime Minister Imran Khan’s ouster through no-confidence motion.*Cabinet portfolios *
Rana Sanaullah Interior Minister
Miftah Ismail Finance Minister
Hina Rabbani Khar Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
Ahsan Iqbal Planning, Development and Special Initiatives
Marriyum Aurangzeb Information and Broadcasting
Azam Nazeer Tarar Law and Justice
Ameenul Haq Information and Technology
Maulana Asad Communications
Mufti Shakoor Religious Affairs
Talha Mehmood SAFRON
Maulana Abdul Wasey Housing and Construction
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Shazia Marri BISP
Qadir Patel Ministry of Health
Khawaja Saad Rafique Railways
Tariq Bashir Cheema Food Security
Israr Tareen Defence Production*Following are the names of the cabinet members:*
– Khawaja Muhammad Asif, MNA – Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary, MNA – Rana Sana Ullah Khan, MNA – Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, MNA – Rana Tanveer Hussain. MNA – Khurrum Dastagir Khan, MNA – Marriyum Aurangzeb, MNA – Khawaja Saad Rafique, MNA – Mian Javed Latif, MNA – Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada. MNA – Murtaza Javed Abbasi, MNA – Miftah Ismail – Azam Nazeer Tarar, Senator – Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah, MNA – Syed Naveed Qamar, MNA – Sherry Rehman, Senator – Abdul Qadir Patel, MNA – Shazia Marri, MNA – Syed Murtaza Mahmud, MNA – Sajid Hussain Turi, MNA – Ehsan ur Rehman Mazari, MNA – Abid Hussain Bhayo, MNA – Asad Mahmood, MNA – Abdul Wasay, MNA – Mufti Abdul Shakoor, MNA – Muhammad Talha Mahmood, Senator – Syed Amin-ul-Haque, MNA – Syed Faisal Ali Subzwari, Senator – Muhammad Israr Tareen, MNA – Nawabzada Shazain Bugti, MNA – Chaudhary Tariq Bashir Cheema, MNA
*Ministers of state*
– Dr. Aisha Ghaus Pasha, MNA – Abdul Rehman Khan Kanju, MNA – Hina Rabbani Khar, MNA
*Advisers to the PM*
– Awn Chaudhry – Amir Muqam – Qamar Zaman Kaira
It is pertinent to mention here that the federal cabinet that was scheduledto take oath yesterday was postponed after an excuse from President ArifAlvi.
Last week, Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjaranilink administeredthe oath to the newly-elected prime minister after President Arif Alvicomplained of “discomfort”.
