QUETTA, April 25: The governor of Balochistan has appointed four advisers to the chief minister with the status of provincial minister.

The advisers are: MPA Babu Moahmmad Amin Umrani of Pakistan People’s Party, Sardar Masood Ahmed Luni, Ms Rahila Durrani of the PML-Q and Ms Farah Azim Shah, a former MPA of the BNP-Awami.

“The status of all the four advisers will be of provincial ministers,” a notification said. With the induction of the advisers, the strength of the provincial cabinet has increased to 42.

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