Murad Ali Shah inducts four more ministers in Sindh cabinet

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Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday inducted four more ministers in his cabinet, taking the size of provincial cabinet members to 12 ministers and two advisers.

The newly appointed ministers are Mukesh Kumar Chawla, Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh, Syed Nasir Shah, and Faraz Ahmed Dero.

Mukesh Chawla belongs to Kashmore-Kandhkot district and is MPA on a reserved seat. He was provincial minister for Excise and Taxation in the last tenure of PPP government in Sindh.

Imtiaz Shaikh, a bureaucrat-turned-politician, is MPA from Shikarpur, who has been a lawmaker and provincial minister a couple of times during the last few governments.

Nasir Shah is MPA from Rohri, Sukkur District and was information minister during the last PPP government in Sindh.

Faraz Dero is MPA from Tando Adam, District Sanghar. He has become PPP MPA for the second time and provincial minister for the first time.

Sindh Governor Imran Ismail administered the oath to the newly appointed ministers in a ceremony held at the Governor House which was attended by Sindh PPP President Nisar Khuhro, provincial ministers and advisers among others.

The portfolios of the newly appointed ministers will be announced later.

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