Fayyaz Chohan removed as Punjab info minister, Firdous appointed Special Assistant to CM
Last updated on: 03 November,2020 01:55 pm
Fayyaz Chohan removed as Punjab info minister, Firdous appointed Special Assistant to CM
LAHORE (Dunya News) - Ex- SAPM Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan has been appointed as Special Assistant to CM Punjab on information and broadcasting.
According to details, Fayyaz Chohan has been removed as the Punjab government’s information minister.
Chohan will remain the minister for colonies while Punjab’s information department will also be headed by Awan.
Two other ministers Mehar Muhammad Aslam and Zawar Hussain Warraich have also been removed from their posts along with Chochan.
Mehar Muhammad Aslam was the minister for cooperatives and Zawar Hussain Warraich was the minister for prisons.
In her message on Twitter, Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said, "I am greatly humbled and honored with the confidence that my great leader Imran Khan has shown in myself and my ability. I am also deeply thankful to the honourable CM Punjab for making me a part of his team. I will do my level best to honour this call to duty”.
— Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan (@Dr_FirdousPTI) November 2, 2020
According to sources, one of the reasons behind Fayyaz ul Hassan Chohan’s exit from provincial ministry of information was the complaints of the federal social media team against the former Minister; Prime Minister Imran Khan faced a barrage of complaints against him on his last visit to Lahore.
Sources said that Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and senior provincial cabinet members also had reservations against Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan’s role in the Information Ministry.
The ministers were of the view that Fayyaz Chohan spent more time self projecting as opposed to projecting the government. PTI member Saifullah Niazi was also critical of the former Information Minister.
Sources claimed that there were complaints against Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan’s increased interference in social media affairs as he allegedly wanted to involve his own people in the social media team.