Punjab CM inducts 10 more ministers to provincial cabinet

Author: Web Desk

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Usman Buzdar approved on Tuesday the induction of one more minister for the provincial cabinet.

Earlier on Friday, CM had approved the appointment of nine new ministers in the provincial cabinet.

After the inclusion of 10 new ministers in the Punjab Cabinet, the total number of ministers in the province has reached up to 33.

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A ceremony is scheduled to be held tomorrow and the Governor Punjab Chaudhry Sarwar will administer the oath to the new members of the cabinet.

Pir Syed Saeedul Hassan Shah, Meher Muhammad Aslam, Syed Hussain Jahania Gardezi, Muhammad Ajmal, Muhammad Akhlaq, Ashifa Riaz, Shoukat Ali Laleka, Zawar Hussain Warraich, and Ijaz Masih are the newly inducted ministers.

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The cabinet will also include four advisors and five special assistants.

According to the sources, Abdul Haye Dasti, Faisal Hayat and Muhammad Hanif will be appointed advisers.

Whereas Muhammad Salman, Syed Rafaqat Ali Gillani, Umer Farooq, Ameer Muhammad Khan a, d Khurram Khan Leghari are likely to be made special assistants, the sources added.

A 23-member Punjab cabinet took oath on August 27.

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