AJK PM allocates portfolios to 8-member council of ministers

The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister, Iftikhar Gillani, has allocated portfolios to his eight-member council of ministers, following the swearing-in of the cabinet on Saturday. The assignments were made under Rule 3(4) of the Rules of Business (Revised), 1985. Gillani retained several key portfolios, including Finance and Inland Revenue, Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, Information and Information Technology, and Planning and Development.

The newly assigned ministers include Sardar Mir Akbar for Physical Planning and Housing, Waqar Ahmed Noor for Forests, Wildlife and Fisheries, Dr Mustafa Bashir Abbasi for Health, Chaudhry Azhar Sadiq for Higher Education, Sardar Umair Naeem for Elementary and Secondary Education, Raja Saqib Majeed for Energy and Water resources, Raja Muhammad Riasat for Revenue and Rehabilitation, and Chaudhry Abdul Rehman Arain for Tourism, Industry, Labour and Mineral Resources.

Following the portfolio distribution, Gillani chaired a high-level meeting to review the priorities of the 100-day programme, which is expected to focus on health, education, youth opportunities, public facilities, and infrastructure.

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