ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi on Monday administered the oath to Ali Muhammad Khan as minister of state.

The induction of Mr Khan into the cabinet takes its strength to 28.

The oath-taking ceremony was held at Aiwan-i-Sadr, which was attended by politicians and other senior officials. Mr Khan is PTI’s MNA from NA-22 (Mardan).

Last week, six ministers were inducted into the federal cabinet.

Out of the total 28 members of the present cabinet, eight belong to coalition parties. Under Article 92 of the Constitution, the total strength of the cabinet — including state ministers — could not exceed 11 per cent of the total members of parliament. The total membership of both the lower and upper houses is 446 and the cabinet size cannot exceed 49 members.

Published in Dawn, September 18th, 2018