ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s Federal Cabinet will consist of 19 Members including 12 MNAs and 3 Senators as Federal Ministers as well as Shaza Fatima Khawaja as a Minister of State.
In the Federal Cabinet, familiar faces returning include the former Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, former Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, former Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhry, former Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar and former State Minister for Petroleum Musadik Masood Malik.
The Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP) leader Abdul Aleem Khan and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan’s (MQM-P) Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui are also among the names for Federal Ministers.
Whereas new faces to serve in the Federal Cabinet include the former Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Raza Naqvi who is now also serving as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief.
Other names for Federal Ministers include Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Jam Jamal Khan, Engr. Amir Muqam, Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, Attallah Tarar, Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh and Riaz Hussain Pirzada, as well as the PML-Q’s Chaudhry Salik Hussain.
The Habib Bank Limited (HBL) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Muhammad Aurangzeb and former Prime Minister’s Adviser to on Establishment Ahad Khan Cheema have also been suggested as Federal Ministers.
The appointment of the former Prime Minister’s Adviser on Youth Affairs and Khawaja Asif’s niece Shaza Fatima Khawaja as a Minister of State has been advised too.
