Mohsin Naqvi becomes Interior Minster, Ishaq Dar Foreign Minister as portfolios announced

Former Punjab chief minister Mohsin Naqvi was given portfolio of Federal Minister for Interior and Narcotics while PML-N Senator Ishaq Dar was given the slot of foreign minister as the portfolios for the 19-member federal cabinet revealed on Monday, reported 24NewsHD Tv channel.

President Asif Ali Zardari administered oath to the newly appointed ministers of the federal cabinet led by PM Shehbaz. The oath-taking ceremony was held at in Aiwan-e-Sadr Islamabad.

Earlier, PM Shehbaz recommended a list of lawmakers to President Zardari for appointment as federal ministers. The list includes 12 MNAs and three senators as federal ministers, as well as a minister of state. Three technocrats — Muhammad Aurangzeb, Mohsin Naqvi and Ahad Cheema are also included in the cabinet.

The proposal for the appointment had been made under clause 1 of Article 92 (federal ministers and ministers of state) of the Constitution, which states: “Subject to clauses 9 and 10 of Article 91, the president shall appoint federal ministers and ministers of state from amongst the members of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) on the advice of the prime minister.”

Federal ministers and their portfolios

Mohsin Naqvi — interior, narcotics control

Muhammad Aurangzeb — finance, revenue

Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar — foreign affairs

MNA Khawaja Muhammad Asif — defence, defence production, aviation

MNA Ahsan Iqbal Chaudry — planning, development and special initiatives

MNA Rana Tanveer Hussain — industries and production

Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar — law and justice, human rights

MNA Chaudhry Salik Hussain — overseas Pakistanis and human resource development

MNA Abdul Aleem Khan — privatisation, Board of Investment

MNA Jam Kamal Khan — commerce

MNA Amir Muqam — states and frontier regions, national heritage and culture

MNA Sardar Awais Khan Leghari — railways

MNA Attaullah Tarar — information and broadcasting

MNA Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui — science and technology, federal education and professional training

MNA Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh — maritime affairs

MNA Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada — housing and works

Senator Musadik Masood Malik — petroleum, power

Ahad Khan Cheema — economic affairs, establishment.

Minister of state Shaza Fatima Khawaja is yet to be given a portfolio.