Portfolios of ministers of state

Published September 5, 2004

ISLAMABAD, Sept 4: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz allocated portfolios to the federal minister and ministers of state who took oath on Saturday.

According to a notification issued late on Saturday, Federal Minister Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan will be holding the charge of Food, Agriculture and Livestock ministry.

The names of ministers of state and their portfolios are as follows: Hamid Yar Hiraj, Commerce Division; Shahid Jamil, Communications Division; Muhammad Ali Durrani; Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs Division; Zahid Hamid, Defence Division; Hina Rabbani Khar, Economic Affairs Division; Ghulam Bibi Bharwana, Education Division; Malik Amin Aslam Khan, Environment Division; Omar Ayub Khan, Finance Division; Muhammad Ali Malkani, Food, Agriculture and Livestock Division; Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar, Foreign Affairs Division; Begum Shahnaz Shaikh, Health Division; Sardar Muhammad Asif Nakai, Housing and Works Division; Ali Nawaz Khan Mahar, Industries, Production and Special Initiatives Division; Anisa Zeb Thairkheli, Information and Broadcasting Division; Ali Asjad Malhi, Information Technology and Telecommunications Division; Dr Shahzad Waseem, Interior Division; Chaudhry Shahid Akram Bhinder, Law, Justice and Human Rights Division; Chaudhry Zafar Iqbal Warriach, Local Government and Rural Development Division; Tariq Azim Khan, Overseas Pakistanis Division; Muhammad Raza Hayat Harraj, Parliamentary Affairs Division; Mir Muhammad Naseer Khan Mengal, Petroleum and Natural Resources Division; Umar Ahmad Ghuman, Privatization and Investment Division; Ishaq Khan Khakwani, Railways Division; Dr Aamer Liaquat Hussain, Religious Affairs and Zakat and Ushr Division; Sumaira Malik, Tourism Division; and Engr Amir Muqam, Water and Power Division.-APP

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