Shah inducts 19 more members in Sindh cabinet

New members, including 9 ministers and 10 advisers, take oath during ceremony at Sindh Governor’s House


Hafeez Tunio August 07, 2016
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, along with newly inducted members of Sindh cabinet, talks to media outside Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah's mausoleum in Karachi on Sunday, August 7, 2016. PHOTO: NNI

KARACHI: Just a week after the Sindh government, led by its newly-elected Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, appointed a 17-member cabinet, it added 19 more members to its fleet.

The new members, including nine ministers and 10 special advisers, took oath during a ceremony at Sindh Governor’s House on Sunday.

New members of Sindh cabinet before taking oath at Sindh Governor's House on Sunday, August 7, 2016. PHOTO: EXPRESS

With the induction of 19 more members to the Sindh cabinet in the second phase, the total number of members will stand at 36.

Winds of change: Sindh cabinet gets seven new faces among 17 members

New members of Sindh cabinet before taking oath at Sindh Governor's House on Sunday, August 7, 2016. PHOTO: EXPRESS

According to an official handout released by the Sindh government, the new ministers who took oath of their offices include: Manzoor Wassan, Mir Hazar Khan, Imdad Pitafi, Fayaz But, Mohammad Ali Malani, Mumtaz Jakhrani, Nasir Shah, Mohammad Bux Maher and Jam Ikram.

Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan administers oath to nine new ministers of Sindh cabinet at the Governor's House on Sunday, August 7, 2016. PHOTO: NNI

Rehana Leghari, Nadir Khwaja, Burhan Chandio, Abid Bhai, Taimoor Talpur, Syed Qasim Naveed, Umer Rehman Malik, Baber Effendi, Zulfikar Bihan, Shahid Thahim and Naveed Anthony took oath as Special Assistants.

After the first phase of the induction of cabinet members, the provincial government was expected to make a decision regarding important portfolios, including home, finance, irrigation, works and services and planning and development.

There were also reports that Shah was interested in retaining the home, finance and planning departments while the rest would be allotted to members.

COMMENTS (9)

SindhSapoot | 7 years ago | Reply @Motiwala: Haters will hate and deny the facts but there are five ministers/advisors from Karachi - Saeed Ghani, Murtaza Wahab, Anthony Naveed, Shamim Mumtaz and Irum Khalid. Despite PPP's low seats in Karachi, they have gone above the board to adjust 5 able persons in Cabinet. Kudos! Now ethnic hate-filled propaganda must stop. BTW May I ask how many MQM ministers were from other communities - ZERO! Please let's talk about unity, harmony and integration, together we build a better Sindh and prosperous Pakistan. P.S. Thanks Mr. Editor for accepting message. Don't silence our voice.
Wali | 7 years ago | Reply 36 strong cabinet is just far too excessive and a burden on exchequer. The cabinet sure doesn't need to be that size to function properly. In fact it only creates more problems for efficiency and organisation besides the addded cost.
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