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.