{"id":70197,"date":"2024-03-12T02:32:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T02:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pm-shehbazs-19-member-cabinet-who-gets-which-ministry\/"},"modified":"2024-03-12T02:32:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T02:32:04","slug":"pm-shehbazs-19-member-cabinet-who-gets-which-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pm-shehbazs-19-member-cabinet-who-gets-which-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Shehbaz’s 19-member cabinet: Who gets which ministry?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ISLAMABAD: PML-N Senator Ishaq Dar was given the coveted slot of foreign minister as 19-member federal cabinet of newly-elected Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz took the oath of office on Monday, ARY News reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Pakistan People\u2019s Party (PPP), the main ally, has refused to become part of the federal cabinet.<\/p>\n

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 \u2014 Muhammad Aurangzeb, Mohsin Naqvi and Ahad Cheema are also included in the cabinet.<\/p>\n

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: \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

Federal ministers<\/strong><\/p>\n

MNA Khawaja Muhammad Asif \u2014 defence, defence production, aviation<\/p>\n

Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar \u2014 foreign affairs<\/p>\n

MNA Ahsan Iqbal Chaudry \u2014 planning, development and special initiatives<\/p>\n

MNA Rana Tanveer Hussain \u2014 industries and production<\/p>\n

Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar \u2014 law and justice, human rights<\/p>\n

MNA Chaudhry Salik Hussain \u2014 overseas Pakistanis and human resource development<\/p>\n

MNA Abdul Aleem Khan \u2014 privatisation, Board of Investment<\/p>\n

MNA Jam Kamal Khan \u2014 commerce<\/p>\n

MNA Amir Muqam \u2014 states and frontier regions, national heritage and culture<\/p>\n

MNA Sardar Awais Khan Leghari \u2014 railways<\/p>\n

MNA Attaullah Tarar \u2014 information and broadcasting<\/p>\n

MNA Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui \u2014 science and technology, federal education and professional training<\/p>\n

MNA Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh \u2014 maritime affairs<\/p>\n

MNA Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada \u2014 housing and works<\/p>\n

Senator Musadik Masood Malik \u2014 petroleum, power<\/p>\n

Muhammad Aurangzeb \u2014 finance, revenue<\/p>\n

Ahad Khan Cheema \u2014 economic affairs, establishment<\/p>\n

Mohsin Naqvi \u2014 interior, narcotics control<\/p>\n

Muhammad Aurangzeb officially took charge as the Finance Minister after being sworn in at the President\u2019s House.<\/p>\n

Aurangzeb was picked over several veterans previously involved in handling the struggling economy, including four-time finance minister Ishaq Dar, as the country looks to plot a path out of its economic difficulties.<\/p>\n

Ishaq Dar, who was given the portfolio of foreign minister, has been a member of the Senate from 2003 to 2022. He has earlier served as finance minister from 1998 to 1999, then from March to May 2008. Dar again led the finance ministry from 2013 to 2017 and then from 2022 to 2023.<\/p>\n

Read More:\u00a019-member federal cabinet takes oath<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pakistan\u2019s current International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme expires next month, and PM Shehbaz Sharif said his government would look to negotiate a new, longer term bailout to keep the country\u2019s economy stable amidst high inflation and external financing requirements.<\/p>\n

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