New federal cabinet members assigned key ministries

Islamabad: New members of the federal cabinet have been assigned the portfolios of ministries. The Cabinet Division issued a notification after the Prime Minister's approval.

According to the notification, Tariq Fazal Chaudhry has been appointed as the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Ali Parvez as the Minister for Petroleum, and Hanif Abbasi as the Minister for Railways.

Khaleed Magsi has been assigned the Ministry of Science and Technology, Moeen Watoo the Ministry of Water Resources, Muhammad Junaid Anwar the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Raza Hayat the Ministry of Defence Production, and Shaza Fatima Khawaja the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication.

Sardar Muhammad Yousaf has been given the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, while Rana Mubashir Iqbal has been appointed to the Public Affairs Unit, and Mustafa Kamal has been made the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination.

Aurangzeb Khan Kachi has been assigned the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture.

Mukhtar Ahmad Malik has been made the Minister of State for National Health Services, Talal Chaudhry the Minister of State for Interior and Narcotics Control, and Wajiha Qamar the Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training.

Additionally, Malik Rashid Ahmad Khan has been appointed Minister of State for National Food Security and Research, Abdul Rehman Kanju as the Minister of State for Power and the Public Affairs Unit, and Aqeel Malik as the Minister of State for Law and Justice.

Bilal Azhar Kiani has been appointed Minister of State for Railways, Kaisoo Mal Khel Das as the Minister of State for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, and Muhammad Awn Saqlain as the Minister of State for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development.

Syed Taqeer Hussain Shah has been appointed as the Adviser to the Prime Minister’s Office, Muhammad Ali as the Adviser for Privatization, and Pervez Khattak as the Adviser for Interior Affairs.