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Caretaker prime minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso.—Photo by AFP/File

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso has allocated portfolios to the federal ministers in his cabinet who took oath yesterday, DawnNews reported.

Malik Habib has been assigned the portfolio of Interior and Narcotics Control, Ahmer Bilal Soofi has Law and Justice, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights, Dr Musaddaq Malik has been allotted the portfolio of Water and Power whereas Arif Nizami has been handed over Information and Postal Service.

Moreover, Shahzada Ahsan Ashraf Sheikh has been assigned the portfolio of Industries and Production, Maqbool H H Rahmatoola has been given Textile and Commerce, Abdul Malik Kasi has been assigned Railways and Asadullah Mandokhel has Ports and Shipping and Communication.

The Food Security, IPC, portfolio has been given to Mir Hassan Domki and Sania Nishter has been assigned Science and Technology, IT, Professional Training and Education. Feroze Jamal Shah Kakahel has OPF and Younis Soomro has been allotted the portfolio of Housing and Works. Dr Shahzada Jamal has been assigned the portfolio of Religious and National Harmony.

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