The portfolios of the newly inducted cabinet were announced on Friday with Hanif Abbasi appointed Federal Minister of Railways while Mustafa Kamal will head the Ministry of Health.
According to the notification of the cabinet division, Khawaja Asif will continue to serve as Minister of Defense, while Zam Nazir Tarar was assigned to the Ministry of Jume, Justice and Rights Human.
Abdul Aleem Khan will supervise the Ministry of Communications and Musadik Malik was appointed Minister of Climate Change.
Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui will supervise the Ministry of Education, while Chaudhry Salik received the Overseas Pakistani Ministry. Rana Tanveer will now take care of the Ministry of National Food Security, and Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh has been appointed to lead the investment council.
The other appointments include Tariq Fazal Chaudhry as Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Ali Perviz Malik as Minister of Petroleum, and Khalid Hussain Many as Minister of Sciences and Technology.
In addition, Muhammad Munir Wattoo was assigned to the Ministry of Water Resources, Aurangzeb Khichi The Ministry of National Heritage and Culture, Muhammad Junaid Anwar, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, and Raza Hayat Hiraj, the Ministry of Defense.
Sardar Yousaf will supervise the Ministry of Religious Affairs, while Shaza Fatima was appointed Minister of Information Technology. Rana Mubashhir Iqbal will manage public affairs.
Earlier on February 27, President Asif Ali Zardari administered the oath to 12 federal ministers, 9 state ministers and 3 advisers. The ceremony brought together Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the president of the Senate Yousuf Raza Gilani and other dignitaries.
