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PM Shehbaz Sharif’s new cabinet finally takes oath

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  • Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjarani administers oath to members of federal cabinet.
  • Newly formed cabinet comprises 31 federal ministers, three ministers of state and three advisers.
  • Fawad Chaudhry mocks newly formed cabinet, calling it “attendance register of Central Jail.”

ISLAMABAD: After much anticipation and delays, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s cabinet has been sworn in in the first phase at an oath-taking ceremony at Aiwan-e-Sadr on Tuesday.

Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjarani administered the oath to the members of the federal cabinet, instead of President Arif Alvi as he excused himself from performing his constitutional duty.

The cabinet has 31 federal ministers, three ministers of state and three advisers.

A list of the federal ministers:

PML-N

  • Khawaja Muhammad Asif
  • Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary
  • Rana Sana Ullah Khan
  • Sardar Ayaz Sadiq
  • Rana Tanveer Hussain
  • Khurrum Dastagir Khan
  • Marriyum Aurangzeb
  • Khawaja Saad Rafique
  • Mian Javed Latif
  • Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada
  • Murtaza Javed Abbasi
  • Azam Nazeer Tarar
  • Miftah Ismail

PPP

  • Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah
  • Syed Naveed Qamar
  • Sherry Rehman
  • Abdul Qadir Patel
  • Shazia Marri
  • Syed Murtaza Mahmud
  • Sajid Hussain Turi
  • Ehsan ur Rehman Mazari
  • Abid Hussain Bhayo

JUI-F

  • Asad Mahmood
  • Abdul Wasay
  • Mufti Abdul Shakoor
  • Muhammad Talha Mahmood

MQM-P

  • Syed Amin-ul-Haque
  • Syed Faisal Ali Subzwari

BAP

  • Muhammad Israr Tareen

JWP

  • Nawabzada Shazain Bugti

PML-Q

  • Tariq Basheer Cheema

Ministers of state

PML-N

  • Dr. Aisha Ghaus Pasha
  • Abdul Rehman Khan Kanju

PPP

  • Hina Rabbani Khar

Advisers to the PM

PML-N

  • Amir Muqam

PPP

  • Qamar Zaman Kaira

JKT Group

  • Aun Chaudhry

The cabinet division issued a list of federal ministers, ministers of state and advisers included in the first phase of the induction on Monday night.

Bilawal Bhutto, Khaqan Abbasi missing from cabinet

Despite reports of PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to be given the portfolio of the foreign ministry and petroleum ministry respectively, the two politicians are not a part of PM Shehbaz Sharif’s cabinet so far.

Bilawal did, however, attend the oath-taking of the cabinet members.

It may be noted that a PML-N leader, while speaking during Geo News programme ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Saath’, said that Bilawal would become the next foreign minister 

According to The News, PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif contacted Abbasi and asked him to hold the portfolio of the minister for petroleum to steer the country out of the crisis, citing sources.

‘Central jail attendance register’

Soon after the oath-taking ceremony, former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry mocked the newly formed cabinet, saying that it seemed like the “attendance register of Central Jail.”

Taking to Twitter, Fawad said:

“Miscellaneous cabinet seems like the attendance register of Central Jail when names [of its members] are read. Big dacoits have joined the cabinet.”

Earlier, there was uncertainty among the parties of the ruling alliance on becoming a part of the federal cabinet as PPP co-chairman Asif Zardari had said that his party would not take ministries.

However, later, in a brief press talk at Parliament House on Saturday, Asif Zardari said that they want their friends to be accommodated first, The News reported.

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Over Pakistan, Rain and Snowfall Are Expected Over the Next Three Days

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As a succession of westerly winds sweep into the upper areas of Pakistan, rain is expected to fall during the following three days.

The Meteorological Department forecasts snowfall in mountainous regions and rainfall in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan. There will be rain in Balochistan and the Punjabi plains, including Islamabad and Rawalpindi.

In addition, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir, Upper Punjab, Islamabad, and Northeastern Balochistan are scheduled to see strong winds, thunderstorms, and partly overcast weather during the course of the next day.

Since last month, there has been mild to severe haze in some portions of the country’s upper regions. The capital of Punjab, Lahore, as well as cities like Multan and Sialkot, are among the areas most severely impacted by dense fog.

Other regions of the nation will see dry weather in the interim. It is anticipated that most of Punjab will see morning smog and fog, which will eventually dissipate by nightfall.

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Dar chairs the CCOP meeting; Blue World’s bid offer of Rs.10 billion is rejected.

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The Foreign Minister/Deputy Prime Minister chaired the Cabinet Committee on Privatization meeting.

Other committee members who attended the conference included the Federal Secretaries of several Divisions, the Ministers of Finance and Revenue, Industry and Food, Commerce, Power, and Privatization.

The CCOP took the PC Board’s recommendation into consideration and suggested that Blue World’s bid of 10 billion rupees for the sale of 60% of PIACL’s shares be rejected. The bid was rejected by the CCOP, who chose to follow the PC Board’s advice.

The government’s determination to sell out PIACL through government-to-government or privatization was reaffirmed by the CCOP.

The CCOP was pleased with the Aviation Division’s evaluation of PIACL’s sound financial standing.

Additionally, the CCOP established a committee, chaired by the Minister of State for Finance, to assess potential transaction possibilities for the privatization of the Roosevelt Hotel and the appropriate modes of adoption in light of existing legal rules.

Prior to its subsequent meeting, the CCOP also ordered that all difficulties be resolved and an agreement for the selling of services to an international hotel be concluded.

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Combating Terrorism: Twelve Terrorists Destroyed in Separate Operations by Security Forces

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Eleven terrorists and Kharijis were killed in two separate intelligence-based operations in Balochistan’s Miran Shah District and North Waziristan. One of the victims was Sana Alias Baru, a high-value target.

In the vicinity of Miran Shah in North Waziristan, security forces successfully fought the Khwarij, leading to the death of eight and injury of six.

The general region of Balgatar, Kech District, Balochistan was earlier the scene of an Intelligence-Based Operation that resulted in the deaths of four terrorists, one of them was a high-value target.

Authorities in Kech District were actively seeking Baru, who had a pivotal role in recruiting members of the so-called Majeed Brigade, particularly suicide bombers.

Among the terrorists’ possessions were weapons and ammo.

In order to eradicate any lingering terrorists in the vicinity, a sanitation operation is currently under progress.

With unwavering resolve, the Pakistani security forces will eradicate the terrorist threat from the nation.

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