LAHORE: The Punjab government has designated provincial minister Mian Aslam Iqbal as senior minister of the provincial cabinet.

Mr Iqbal is currently serving as minister for housing, urban development and public health engineering, besides heading industries, commerce, investment and skill development departments.

Mr Iqbal has been notified senior minister on the direction of Chief Minister Parvez Elahi.

Meanwhile, the Punjab government has denotified Punjab Overseas Pakistanis Commission (OPC) vice-chairman Shaheen Khalid Butt and posted Syed Tariq Mehmoodul Hassan in his place.

Mr Hassan has already served as Punjab Overseas Pakistanis Commission chairman during the Usman Buzdar government.

Published in Dawn, September 6th, 2022