PM Imran's cabinet expands to 34

Prime Minister Imran Khan's cabinet expanded to 34 members on Friday as six more ministers were inducted.

President Arif Alvi administered the oath to five federal ministers and one state minister at a ceremony held at the President House.

Mohammad Faisal Vawda, Senator Azam Khan Swati, Mohammad Mian Soomro, Ali Amin Gandapur, Sahibzada Mohammad Mehboob Sultan and Zartaj Gul Wazir took the oath.

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Sources told The Express Tribune that Vawda will be given the portfolio of Ministry of Water Resources, Khan will get Ministry of Science and Technology, Soomro will become Minister of Privatisation, Gandapur will look after Ministry of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan while Wazir is set to become minister of state for climate change.



The premier’s cabinet now boasts 24 federal ministers, six state ministers and four advisors.

The Constitution allows a maximum of 49 members in the federal cabinet – as per the formula defined in the 18th Constitutional Amendment and calculated on the strength of the Senate and the National Assembly.

It allows the prime minister to have a maximum of five advisers at a time – PM Imran currently has four advisors, one each on accountability, media, political affairs, and overseas Pakistanis.

The Constitution does not specify the maximum number of special assistants a prime minister can have and a special assistant is not counted as a member of the federal cabinet.