Punjab CM Elahi reshuffles his cabinet

Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi reshuffled on Monday his cabinet only 10 days after first appointment.

The portfolios of several provincial ministers including PTI leaders Yasmin Rashid and Raja Basharat were changed.

A notification issued by the Chief Minister Office said Raja Basharat -- who was previously given the portfolio of the office of Public Prosecution -- has been assigned the portfolios of Parliamentary Affairs and Environmental Protection.

Dr Yasmin Rashid has been stripped of the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Health and given the charge as Minister for Specialised Health and Medical Education.

Meanwhile, Brig (retd) Muhammad Musaddiq and Akhtar Malik have been assigned the portfolios of Public Prosecution and Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department, respectively.

Arsalan Khalid has been given the portfolio of Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB), which was previously held by Raja Yasir Humayun.

Moreover, Khurram Virk has been removed from the office of Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.

The 21-member cabinet of the PTI-PML-Q coalition government, comprising all PTI leaders, was appointed last week after it was finalised by PTI Chairman Imran Khan.