KARACHI: Tariq Masood Arain, a member of the provincial assembly from Nawabshah, was sworn in as a minister at Governor House on Saturday evening. Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad administrated the oath to Mr Arain in the presence of Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah.

As no department has yet been assigned/ notified to the new minister, he has been accommodated in the cabinet on the seat of provincial minister for Katchi Abadis that fell vacant after Javed Nagori resigned on health grounds.

Mr Arain, a Sindh University graduate and a businessman, has been representing Nawabshah in the Sindh Assembly since 2002.

The 42-year-old lawmaker is also serving on various sub-committees of the provincial assembly overseeing various departments including excise, taxation and narcotics, information and archives, home affairs, services, general administration and coordination department.

Published in Dawn, August 16th, 2015

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