{"id":69921,"date":"2024-03-11T09:35:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T09:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/some-familiar-faces-return-some-new-included-in-pm-shehbazs-proposed-19-member-cabinet\/"},"modified":"2024-03-11T09:35:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T09:35:04","slug":"some-familiar-faces-return-some-new-included-in-pm-shehbazs-proposed-19-member-cabinet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/some-familiar-faces-return-some-new-included-in-pm-shehbazs-proposed-19-member-cabinet\/","title":{"rendered":"Some familiar faces return, some new included in PM Shehbaz\u2019s proposed 19-member cabinet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday sent a summary to newly elected President Asif Ali Zardari to appoint a 19-member federal cabinet.<\/p>\n<p>A source in the PM\u2019s Office had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1820645\/new-cabinet-to-take-shape-this-week\">told<\/a> <em>Dawn<\/em> that the prime minister held a marathon meeting on Sunday, which continued late into the night, to finalise the names of his new ministers.<\/p>\n<p>The PML-N\u2019s main ally, the PPP, has refused to become part of the federal cabinet. President Zardari will administer the oath of office to the federal cabinet at the President House today, <em><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/radio.gov.pk\/11-03-2024\/federal-cabinet-to-take-oath-today\">Radio Pakistan<\/a><\/em> reports.<\/p>\n<p>According to a summary sent by the premier to President Zardari, a copy of which is available with <em>Dawn.com<\/em>, the cabinet includes 12 MNAs and three senators as federal ministers, as well as a minister of state. Three technocrats \u2014 Muhammad Aurangzeb, Mohsin Naqvi and Ahad Cheema are also included in the cabinet.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1819498\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The proposal for the appointment has been made under clause 1 of <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pakistani.org\/pakistan\/constitution\/part3.ch3.html#:~:text=92-,Federal,-Ministers%20and%20Ministers\">Article 92<\/a> (federal ministers and ministers of state) of the Constitution, which states: \u201cSubject 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><a id=\"federal-ministers\" href=\"#federal-ministers\" class=\"heading-permalink\" aria-hidden=\"true\" title=\"Permalink\"\/>Federal ministers<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Khawaja Muhammad Asif, MNA<\/li>\n<li>Ahsan Iqbal Chaudry, MNA<\/li>\n<li>Rana Tanveer Hussain, MNA<\/li>\n<li>Azam Nazeer Tarar, Senator<\/li>\n<li>Chaudhry Salik Hussain, MNA<\/li>\n<li>Abdul Aleem Khan, MNA<\/li>\n<li>Jam Kamal Khan, MNA<\/li>\n<li>Amir Muqam, MNA<\/li>\n<li>Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, MNA<\/li>\n<li>Attaullah Tarar, MNA<\/li>\n<li>Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, MNA<\/li>\n<li>Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh, MNA<\/li>\n<li>Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada, MNA<\/li>\n<li>Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Senator<\/li>\n<li>Musadik Masood Malik, Senator<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><a id=\"minister-of-state\" href=\"#minister-of-state\" class=\"heading-permalink\" aria-hidden=\"true\" title=\"Permalink\"\/>Minister of state<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Shaza Fatima Khawaja<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Familiar faces returning include ex-defence minister Khawaja Asif, former finance minister Ishaq Dar, ex-planning minister Ahsan Iqbal, former law minister Azam Nazeer Tarar and ex-state minister for petroleum Musadik Malik.<\/p>\n<p>While the grapevine is rife with speculation about who will get what portfolio, sources had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1820645\/new-cabinet-to-take-shape-this-week#:~:text=what%20portfolio.%20Sources-,say,-that%20Khawaja%20Asif\">said<\/a> that all except Dar would retain theirs.<\/p>\n<p>While both Ishaq Dar and HBL chief Muhammad Aurangzeb had been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1820645\/new-cabinet-to-take-shape-this-week#:~:text=Aurangzeb%20have%20been-,participating,-in%20recent%20meetings\">participating<\/a> in recent meetings on the economic situation, the proposal of the latter as a minister has strengthened <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1819486\">reports<\/a> of him heading the national kitty.<\/p>\n<p>The letter written by PM Shehbaz said that Dar and Malik \u201cshall continue in office as federal ministers\u201d after ceasing to be members of the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party leader Aleem Khan and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan\u2019s Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui are also among the names for federal ministers.<\/p>\n<p>Former caretaker Punjab chief minister Mohsin Naqvi, who is also currently the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, is also among the suggested ministers. A <em>Dawn<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1820645\/new-cabinet-to-take-shape-this-week\">report<\/a> stated he is in the run for interior minister and has admitted that he would be a candidate for the upcoming Senate elections.<\/p>\n<p>Other names for federal ministers include PML-N\u2019s Jam Kamal Khan, Amir Muqam, Sardar Awais Leghari, Attaullah Tarar, Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh and Riaz Hussain Pirzada, as well as the PML-Q\u2019s Chaudhry Salik Hussain.<\/p>\n<p>Former PM\u2019s aide Ahad Khan Cheema has also been suggested as a federal minister while the appointment of Shaza Fatima Khawaja, ex-PM\u2019s aide on youth affairs, as a minister of state has been advised too.<\/p>\n<p>Attaullah is tipped to be the new information minister while Khawaja is being named as a minister for IT.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the MQM-P had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1816168\">demanded<\/a> three to four ministries in the federal cabinet.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday sent a summary to newly elected President Asif Ali Zardari to appoint a 19-member federal cabinet. A source in the PM\u2019s Office had told Dawn that the prime minister held a marathon meeting on Sunday, which continued late into the night, to finalise the names of his new ministers. 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