Eight-member Punjab cabinet takes oath in first phase

Lahore: The eight-member provincial cabinet of Punjab today took oath of office in the first phase at the Governor House on late Monday..

Newly-appointed Punjab Muhammad Baligh-ur-Rehman administered oath to the provincial ministers while Chief Secretary Punjab Kamran Ali Afzal read out the notification regarding appointment.

The ministers who took oath included Rana Muhammad Iqbal, Sardar Owais Khan Leghari and Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan.

Besides, Khawaja Salman Rafique, Syed Hassan Murtaza, Ataullah Tarar, Chaudhry Bilal Asghar and Ali Haider Gilani were also among those who took oath.

Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz, who was present at the swearing in ceremony, congratulated the provincial ministers on taking oath.

Speaking on the occasion, Shehbaz said the service to Allah's people is their mission. "We will move forward with new spirit while immediate solution of people's problems is our first and last priority."