PESHAWAR, May 19: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Barrister Masood Kausar administered oath as provincial minister to an independent MPA from Kohat, Syed Qalb-e-Hassan, at a simple ceremony here on Thursday.

The ceremony was attended by Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti, provincial senior ministers Rahimdad Khan and Bashir Ahmad Bilour, provincial ministers, some of the sitting as well as former elected representatives, senior government officials and certain well wishers of the newly inducted provincial minister.

Later both the governor and chief minister congratulated Syed Qalb-e-Hassan and wished him success in the fulfilment of his new responsibilities.

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