President Arif Alvi Thursday administered oath to members of newly appointed caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar’s cabinet.
President Alvi also approved the appointment of three special assistants to the prime minister as well that also include Ahad Khan Cheema, a close aide of former prime minister Shahbaz Sharif. The wife of incarcerated Kashmiri freedom leader Yasin Malik, Mushaal Malik has also been included in the cabinet as special assistant to the prime minister, demonstrating the resolve of the country as well as the caretaker government to support the freedom movement of occupied Kashmir.
Here is the full list of federal ministers and advisers with their portfolios.
Federal ministers
Senator Sarfaraz Bugti Ministry of Interior/r/ Overseas Pakistanis/ NARCO
Jalil Abbas Jilani Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Shamshad Akhtar Ministry of Finance and Revenue / Economic Affairs /
Statistics/ Privatization
Lt General (r) Anwar Ali Hyder Ministry of Defence/Defence Production/ Aviation
Murtaza Solangi Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Shahid Ashraf Tarar Ministry of Communication (Railways/ Postal
Services/ Ports/ Maritime Affairs)
Ahmad Irfan Aslam Ministry of Law and Justice / National Resources /
Climate Change and Water
Gohar Ejaz Ministry of Commerce/ Textile / Industries / Production
Umar Saif Ministry of Information Technology and
Telecommunication / Science and Technology
Nadeem Jan Ministry of National Health Services,
Regulation and Control
Khalil George Ministry of Human Rights/ Women Empowerment
Aneeq Ahmad Ministry of Religious Affairs/ Hajj/ Interfaith Harmony
Jamal Shah Ministry of National Heritage and Culture
Madad Ali Sindhi Ministry of Federal Education / National Harmony /
Youth Affairs
Sami Saeed Ministry of Planning Development
Muhammad Ali Ministry of Energy and Power / Petroleum
Advisers to PM
Air Marshal (r) Farhat Hussain Khan Aviation (Equivalent to Federal Minister)
Ahad Khan Cheema Establishment (Equivalent to Federal Minister)
Waqar Masood Finance (Equivalent to Minister of State)
Special Assistants to PM
Mishal Hussain Malik Human Rights / Women Empowerment
Wasih Shah Tourism
Jawad Sohrab Malik Overseas
Vice Admiral (Retired) Iftikhar Rao Maritime Affairs
Dr Jehanzeb Khan Govt Effectiveness / SIFC
Syeda Arifa Zehra Education and National Harmony Affairs