Four members of the Sindh Assembly belonging to the Pakistan Muslim League-Functional and PML-Quaid took oath as ministers at Governor House on Thursday to fill the places vacated by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement.
Acting Governor Nisar Ahmed Khuhro administrated the oath as Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah, PML-Q leader Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and other cabinet members and bureaucrats looked on.
The new ministers are Jam Madad Ali, who was serving as the joint opposition leader in the Sindh Assembly, and Rafique Banbhan from the PML-F. Ghous Bux Mahar’s son MPA Shaharyar Mahar and MPA Muhammad Ali Malkani are from the PML-Q. The portfolios of the new ministers would be announced soon.
The Sindh government also appointed Haleem Adil Shaikh and Shah Hussain Sheerazi of the PML-Q as advisers to the cabinet. There were reports that one adviser would be appointed from the PML-F.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 15th, 2011.
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