KARACHI: Mr Mohammad Ali, hitherto Secretary-General to the Pakistan Government, becomes Finance Minister in the Nazimuddin Cabinet, it was announced yesterday [Oct 23] in Karachi. Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar, till now Governor of the Punjab, becomes Minister for Industries replacing Chaudhri Nazir Ahmad Khan… . The Cabinet will be sworn in today… . Mr Mohammad Ali has resigned from the Government service. … The name of the new Governor of the Punjab has yet to be announced. Prime Minister continues to hold the portfolio of Defence. There is no reshuffle of portfolios.
A Press communique … said: The Governor-General of Pakistan has appointed the following to be Ministers of the Government of Pakistan and has distributed portfolios as shown against each: Khwaja Nazimuddin, Prime Minister: Defence. Mr Mohammad Zafrullah Khan: Foreign Affairs. Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar: Industries. Mr Fazlur Rahman: Commerce, Education and Economic Affairs. Mr Mohammad Ali: Finance. Pirzada Abdus Sattar: Food and Agriculture and Law. Khwaja Shahabuddin: Interior, Information and Broadcasting. Mr M.A. Gurmani: Kashmir Affairs.
Published in Dawn, October 24th, 2026
