Six new ministers to take oath today
President Dr Arif Alvi will administer the oath to the newly-appointed ministers at 11:00am today.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Imran Khan has once again given approval to expansion in the federal cabinet and six more ministers will be inducted the cabinet today (Friday). This is the fifth time that the cabinet has been expanded in the last two months.
President Dr Arif Alvi will administer the oath to the newly-appointed ministers at 11:00am today. Ali Ameen Gandapur, Faisal Vawda, Azam Swati, Mohammad Mian Soomro and Sahibzada Mehboob Sultan will be sworn-in as federal ministers while Zartaj Gul will take oath as minister of state.
Sources said that Mohammad Mian Soomro will be given portfolio of Privatisation Commission and Ali Ameen Gandapur will get portfolio of Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan Affairs. Azam Swati will be given Ministry of Science and Technology and Zartaj Gul will be Minister of State for Climate Change.
Currently the federal cabinet is consist of 32 members and with the inclusion of six new ministers, the strength of federal cabinet will reach 38, including 24 federal ministers, six state minister, four advisers to PM and four special assistants.
