Lahore : The new federal cabinet under incumbent Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is consisting of 47 ministers and state ministers, including 28 ministers and 19 state ministers, local media reported.
According to a notification issued here on Friday, portfolios of 26 federal ministers along with respective ministries are as follows:
Name Portfolio
Khawaja Asif Foreign Affairs Ishaq Dar Finance , Revenue and Economic Affairs Ahsan Iqbal Interior Khurram Dastgir Defence Maryam Aurangzeb Information Kh Saad Rafiq Railways Saira Afzal Tarar Health Mushahidullah Khan Climate change Pervaiz Malik Commerce and Textile Akram Durrani Housing and Works Riaz Hussain Pirzada Inter-Provincial Coordination Baleegh Ur Rehman Education and Training Abdul Qadir Baloch SAFRON Sheikh Aftab Parliamentary Affairs Sardar Muhammad Yousaf Religious Affairs Molana Ameer Zaman Bukhari Postal Services Hafiz Abdul Kareem Communications Rana Tanveer Hussain Defence Production Ghulam Murtaza Khan Jatoi Industries and Production Muhammad Barjees Tahir Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan Zahid Hamid Law and Justice
Lt. Gen (Retd) Salahuddin Tirmizi Narcotics Control
Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan National Food Security and Research
Saira Afzal Tarar National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination
Pir Syed Sadaruddin Rashidi Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development
Sheikh Aftab Ahmed Parliamentary Affairs Hasil Khan Bizenjo Ports and Shipping
Muhammad Yousaf Religious Affairs and Inter- faith Harmony
Lt. Gen (R) Abdul Qadir Baloch States and Frontier Regions Kamran Michael Statistics
Syed Javed Ali Shah Water Resources
Likewise, the portfolios of 13 State Ministers along with their portfolios are as follows:
Dr.Tariq Fazal Chaudhary Capital Administration and Development Division Haji Muhammad Akram Ansari Commerce and Textile Muhammad Junaid Anwaar Ch Communications Sardar Arshad Khan Laghari Industries and Production Ms. Marriyum Aurangzeb Information and Broadcasting Anusha Rahman Ahmad Khan Information Technology and Telecommunications
Dr.Darshan Inter-Provincial Coordination
Abdul Rehman Khan Kanju Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Jam Kamal Khan Petroleum Ch Jaffar Iqbal Ports and Shipping Pir Amin Ul Hasnat Shah Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony Ghalib Khan States and Frontier Regions Abid Sher Ali Power
Furthermore, a new ministry for power will be established with the combination of ministries of petroleum and electricity, which will be headed by the prime minister, who will also hold the control of planning ministry.
Six new federal and 12 state ministers have been included in the cabinet. Daniyal Aziz, Talal Chaudhry, Arshad Leghari and Junaid Anwar Chaudhry are new faces in the cabinet.
On the other hand, Danyal Aziz did not participate in the ceremony due to reportedly some difference with the party.