Eight AJK ministers allocated portfolios
MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Iftikhar Gillani allocated portfolios to his eight-member council of ministers on Saturday, a day after the relatively small cabinet was sworn into office. According to a government notification, the assignments were made under Rule 3(4) of the Rules of Business (Revised), 1985. Mr Gillani retained several key portfolios, apparently…
Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Iftikhar Gillani has allocated portfolios to his eight-member council of ministers, retaining several key departments pending elections in Poonch and Sudhnoti districts and a potential expansion of the cabinet. Among the newly assigned ministers are Sardar Mir Akbar (Physical Planning and Housing), Waqar Ahmed Noor (Forests, Wildlife and Fisheries), Dr Mustafa Bashir Abbasi (Health), Chaudhry Azhar Sadiq (Higher Education), Sardar Umair Naeem (Elementary and Secondary education), Raja Saqib Majeed (Energy and Water resources), Raja Muhammad Riasat (Revenue and Rehabilitation), and Chaudhry Abdul Rehman Arain (Tourism, Industry, Labour and Mineral Resources).
The portfolio distribution was followed by a high-level meeting chaired by Gillani to review the 100-day programme, focusing on health, education, youth opportunities, public facilities, and infrastructure.
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