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Portfolios of federal ministers announced

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The 19-member cabinet, which also included some new faces, was sworn in at President House

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs inaugural meeting of the Federal Cabinet on 11 March 2024. —PMO
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs inaugural meeting of the Federal Cabinet on 11 March 2024. —PMO
  • Khawaja Asif gets ministry of defence, defence production, aviation.
  • State Minister Shaza Fatima Khwaja yet to be assigned a portfolio.
  • Ex-CM Punjab Mohsin Naqvi to spearhead Interior Ministry.

ISLAMABAD: The portfolios of the newly inducted cabinet were announced Monday as four-time finance minister Ishaq Dar has been allotted the foreign ministry while banker Muhammad Aurangzeb has been picked to lead Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s finance team.

The notification was issued after the 19-member cabinet, which also included some new faces, was sworn in at the President House.

Ex-caretaker chief minister of Punjab, Mohsin Naqvi, who is also being tipped to be elected as a member of the upper house of Parliament, has been appointed the interior minister, while Ahad Khan Cheema who had also served during the interim setup was allotted the portfolio of Economic Affairs with the additional portfolio of Establishment Division.

Moreover, Khawaja Asif has been named as defence minister and he would also hold the additional portfolios of defence production and aviation. Ahsan Iqbal would retain the planning, development and special Initiatives ministry.

State Minister Shaza Fatima Khwaja was not assigned a portfolio on Monday but PM Shehbaz assigned her the Ministry of Information Technology Tuesday morning.

Name Portfolio Additional portfolio(s)
Khawaja Muhammad Asif Defence Defence Production & Aviation
Mohammad Ishaq Dar Foreign Affairs
Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhry Planning, Development and Special Initiatives
Rana Tanveer Hussain Industries and Production
Azam Nazeer Tarar Law and Justice Human Rights
Chaudhry Salik Hussain Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development
Abdul Aleem Khan Privatisation Board of Investment
Jam Kamal Khan Commerce
Engr. Amir Muqam States and Frontier Regions National Heritage and Culture
Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari Railways
Attaullah Tarar Information and Broadcasting
Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui Science and Technology Federal Education and Professional Training
Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh Maritime Affairs
Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada Housing and Works
Musadik Masood Malik Petroleum Power
Muhammad Aurangzeb Finance Revenue
Ahad Khan Cheema Economic Affairs Establishment
Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi Interior Narcotics Control
Shaza Fatima Khwaja Information Technology

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