CM approves new ministers
JI MPA Muzaffar Syed appointed as finance minister; Imtiaz Shahid Qureshi appointed as law minister
PESHAWAR:
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Pervez Khattak approved the appointment of two new ministers and advisers in the provincial cabinet on Friday, said a notification issued.
The handout released by the K-P government stated that Muzaffar Syed, an MPA of JI, was appointed as finance minister replacing JI ameer Sirajul Haq, who had resigned from the portfolio earlier. The K-P assembly deputy speaker Imtiaz Shahid Qureshi has been appointed as law minister. The office had remained vacant after the assassination of Israrullah Gandapur last year. It was also learnt by The Express Tribune that polls will be held for the vacated office of the deputy speaker.
Advisers Malik Shah Muhammad and Dr Amjad Ali were also added to the cabinet while they have not been given portfolios as yet. The new appointees will take oath after Eidul Azha.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 4th, 2014.
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Pervez Khattak approved the appointment of two new ministers and advisers in the provincial cabinet on Friday, said a notification issued.
The handout released by the K-P government stated that Muzaffar Syed, an MPA of JI, was appointed as finance minister replacing JI ameer Sirajul Haq, who had resigned from the portfolio earlier. The K-P assembly deputy speaker Imtiaz Shahid Qureshi has been appointed as law minister. The office had remained vacant after the assassination of Israrullah Gandapur last year. It was also learnt by The Express Tribune that polls will be held for the vacated office of the deputy speaker.
Advisers Malik Shah Muhammad and Dr Amjad Ali were also added to the cabinet while they have not been given portfolios as yet. The new appointees will take oath after Eidul Azha.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 4th, 2014.