The chief minister of Punjab, Maryam Nawaz, approved the expansion of the provincial cabinet, which will include 12 new ministers, as reported by party sources, reported Express News.
Currently, the provincial cabinet consists of 16 members, including five special assistants. The decision to add a dozen new ministers follows the approval of the Muslim League of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, who authorized the inclusion of new members in the provincial cabinet.
According to sources, the newly appointed ministers will be made up of senior and junior members of the Provincial Assembly. Among those preselected for cabinet posts are eminent figures such as Begum Zakiya Shahnawaz, Rana Muhammad Iqbal and Munsah Allah Butt.
In addition, the former official military colonel (RETD) Ayub Gadhi, Salman Naeem, Rana Tahir Iqbal, Iftikhar Hussain Chhachar, Rana Muhammad Arshad, Malik Asad Ali Khokhar, Mian Imran Javed and Osama Khan Laghari were also published for articles.
The list also includes Shoaib Siddiqui of IPP, which was selected for inclusion in the firm. The new members of the cabinet should take an oath later this week.
