Caretaker cabinet takes oath

Lahore : Caretaker Prime Minister Nasir ul Mulk cabinet has taken oath here at President House Islamabad. President Mamnoon Hussain took oath from the Ministers Shamshad Akhtar , Abdullah Hussain Haroon , Roshan Khursheed , Azam Khan ,Syed Ali Zafar and Muhammad Yosaf Sheikh.

Profiles of newly-inducted cabinet members

1: Foreign Minister Abdullah Hussain Haroon

Abdullah Hussain Haroon served as an ambassador and Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations from 2008 to 2013.

Born on October 21, 1950, he served as member of the Sindh Assembly from 1985 to 1988, its speaker from 1985 to 1986 and as leader of the opposition from 1986 to 1988.

A scion of the Haroon family, he is a businessperson, social activist and has been a board member of various educational institutes, sports associations and charity organisations.

2: Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar

Dr Shamshad Akhtar is an under-secretary-general of the UN and currently serving as the 10 executive secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.

Dr Akhtar made history after becoming the first female governor of SBP (2006-2009). Prior to her appointment as the SBP governor, Dr Akhtar served as the director general of Southeast Asia Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Before joining the ADB, Dr Akhtar worked for 10 years as an economist in the World Bank’s Resident Mission in Pakistan. In Pakistan, she also worked briefly with the Planning Offices of both the Federal and Sindh governments.

3: Minister for Human Rights Roshan Khursheed Bharucha

Roshan Khursheed Bharucha served as a minister in the Balochistan Assembly between 2000 and 2002, in various departments, including those of social welfare, information, population and information technology.

Bharucha then worked as a senator between 2003 and 2005, during which she developed strategies for basic health, education and women empowerment.

4: Interior Minister Muhammad Azam Khan

Mohammad Azam Khan is a retired bureaucrat who served as Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa chief secretary.

5: Information Minister Barrister Syed Ali Zafar

Barrister Syed Ali Zafar is a renowned legal expert and is the son of prominent human rights activist and noted lawyer SM Zafar.

6: Education Minister Muhammad Yousuf Shaikh

Mohammad Yousuf Shaikh served as the principal of Cadet College, Larkana. The retired major strove for education in Pakistan throughout his career.