April 27, 2008	Sunday	Rabi-us-Sani 20, 1429

QUETTA, April 26: Baloch-istan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani on Saturday inducted three more ministers into his cabinet.

Governor Zulfiqar Ali Magsi administrated the oath to the ministers, Mohammad Amin of the PPP, Masood Ahmed Luni of the PML-Q and Capt (retd) Abdul Khaliq of PML-N.

The number of Balochistan cabinet members has reached 41. The governor also appointed Dr Ruqiya Saeed Hashmi of the PML-Q as special assistant to the chief minister.

Meanwhile, the chief minister allotted portfolios to seven ministers belonging to the PPP.

According to a notification, Mir Sadiq Umrani would be the minister for communications and works, Shafiq Ahmed Khan, education; Dr Agha Irfan Karim, Zakat; Younas Malazai, information; Ali Madad Jattak, food; Ismail Gujar, Quetta Develop-ment Authority; and Ghazala Gola, minorities.Sources said that Aslam Bizenjo would be minister for irrigation and Abdul Rehman Mengal would get the portfolio of mines and mineral.

Mir Asim Kurd will be the minister without portfolio and he will look after the affairs of the finance ministry. The portfolio of finance would remain with the chief minister.