ISLAMABAD – Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesdaygot an additional charge of the federal information ministry.

In the recent reshuffle in portfolios in the federal cabinet, SenatorShibli Faraz has been removed as the minister for information. An officialnotification in this regard will be issued soon.

Soon after getting the information portfolio on Tuesday, the PTI leadershared details of the federal cabinet with the media, highlighting thedecisions taken during the meeting headed by Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Chaudhry has been given the information portfolio for the second time intwo and a half years of PTI’s government. He was first appointed in thesame ministry when the federal cabinet comes into power in August 2018.Later, he was released following numerous tussles and was given the chargeof Minister for Science and Technology.

Special Assistant to PM, Dr. Shahbaz Gill, felicitated Chaudhry’s for acomeback in the Information ministry.