ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has allocated portfolios to 26 federal ministers and 13 ministers of state. According to a notification issued here on Friday, the portfolios of 26 federal ministers along with respective ministries are as follows.
Mushahid Ullah Khan (Climate Change); Muhammad Pervaiz Malik (Commerce and Textile); Hafiz Abdul Kareem (Communications); Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan (Defence); Rana Tanveer Hussain (Defence Production); Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman (Federal Education and Professional Training); Muhammad Ishaq Dar (Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs); Khawaja Muhammad Asif (Foreign Affairs); Akram Khan Durrani (Housing and Works); Ghulam Murtaza Khan Jatoi (Industries and Production); Ahsan Iqbal (Interior); Riaz Hussain Pirzada (Inter-Provincial Coordination); Muhammad Barjees Tahir (Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan); Zahid Hamid (Law and Justice); Lt. Gen (R) Salahuddin Tirmizi (Narcotics Control); Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan (National Food Security and Research); Saira Afzal Tarar (National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination); Pir Syed Sadruddin Shah Rashidi (Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development); Sheikh Aftab Ahmed (Parliamentary Affairs); Hasil Khan Bizenjo (Ports and Shipping); Molana Ameer Zaman (Postal Services); Kh Saad Rafique (Railways); Muhammad Yousaf (Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony); Lt. Gen (R) Abdul Qadir Baloch (States and Frontier Regions); Kamran Michael (Statistics) and Syed Javed Ali Shah (Water Resources).
Likewise, the portfolios of 13 state ministers along with their portfolios are as follows. Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhary (Capital Administration and Development Division); Haji Muhammad Akram Ansari (Commerce and Textile); Muhammad Junaid Anwaar Chaudhry (Communications); Sardar Muhammad Arshad Khan Laghari (Industries and Production): Ms. Marriyum Aurangzeb (Information and Broadcasting); Anusha Rahman Ahmad Khan (Information Technology and Telecommunications); Dr Darshan (Inter-Provincial Coordination); Abdul Rehman Khan Kanju (Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development); Jam Kamal Khan (Petroleum); Ch. Jaffar Iqbal (Ports and Shipping); Pir Muhammad Amin Ul Hasnat Shah (Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony), Ghalib Khan (States and Frontier Regions) and Abid Sher Al (Power).
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