PTI announces Punjab and KP governments' cabinet members

Published August 26, 2018
Prime Minister Imran Khan pictured during a meeting at his Banigala residence in Islamabad on Sunday. —Photo provided by the author
Prime Minister Imran Khan pictured during a meeting at his Banigala residence in Islamabad on Sunday. —Photo provided by the author

The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday announced the names of the cabinet members for Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) governments following a meeting at the party chairman and Prime Minister Imran Khan's Banigala residence in Islamabad.

For Punjab, a 24-member cabinet was named, with 23 of them being ministers and Muhammad Akram Chaudhry to serve as a political advisor.

Of the 23 Punjab ministers, 15 have already been assigned their portfolios whereas the remaining eight's responsibilities will be finalised at a later date.

For KP, meanwhile, a 15-member cabinet — comprising 12 ministers, two advisors, and a special assistant — was announced. The portfolios and responsibilities of all the KP govt ministers except one have been finalised.

Punjab govt cabinet:

  1. Hafiz Mumtaz Ahmad - Minister for Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control
  2. Makhdoom Hashim Bakht - Minister for Finance
  3. Samiullah Chaudhry - Minister for Food
  4. Faizul Hassan Chohan - Minister for Information and Culture
  5. Muhammad Sibtain Khan - Without Portfolio
  6. Sardar Asif Nakai - Without Portfolio
  7. Hafiz Ammar Yassir - Without Portfolio
  8. Yasir Humayun Sarfaraz - Minister for Higher Education/Tourism Department
  9. Mian Mehmoodur Rasheed - Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Public Health Engineering
  10. Mian Aslam Iqbal - Minister for Industries, Commerce and Investment
  11. Malik Nouman Langrial - Without Portfolio
  12. Raja Basharat - Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs
  13. Aleem Khan - Minister for Local Government and Community Development
  14. Raja Rashid Hafeez - Minister for Revenue
  15. Hasnain Dareshak - Without Portfolio
  16. Malik Muhammad Anwar - Without Portfolio
  17. Dr Yasmin Rashid - Senior Minister for Primary and Secondary Healthcare/Specialised Healthcare and Medication Education
  18. Taimoor Khan - Minister for Youth Affairs/Sports
  19. Mohsin Laghari - Minister for Irrigation
  20. Murad Ross - Minister for School Education
  21. Chaudhry Zaheeruddin - Without Portfolio
  22. Anser Majeed Niazi - Minister for Labour and Manpower
  23. Hashim Dogar - Without Portfolio

KP govt cabinet:

  1. Muhammad Atif Khan - Senior Minister and Minister for Tourism
  2. Shah Ram Khan Tarakai - Minister for Local Government
  3. Taimoor Saleem Khan Jhagra - Minister for Finance
  4. Syed Muhammad Ishtiaq Urmer - Minister for Forest
  5. Haji Qalandar Khan Lodhi - Minister for Food
  6. Akhtar Ayub Khan - Without Portfolio
  7. Shakeel Ahmed Khan - Minister for Revenue
  8. Mohibullah Khan - Minister for Agriculture
  9. Dr Amjad Ali - Minister for Mineral Development
  10. Ziaullah Khan Bangash - Advisor to Chief Minister
  11. Sultan Muhammad Khan - Minister for Law
  12. Dr Hisham Inamullah Khan - Minister for Health
  13. Kamran Khan Bangash - Minister for Information Technology
  14. Abdul Karim - Advisor to the Chief Minister on Industries
  15. Shah Muhammad Khan - Special Assistant to the Chief Minister on Transport

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