Maiden Meeting
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar is set to lead the inaugural meeting of the newly-established cabinet today.
The Prime Minister’s Secretariat will host the meeting around 11 am. The meeting will encompass a comprehensive review of the nation’s economic and law enforcement status.
In the maiden meeting, the caretaker PM Kakar will discuss the important issues and challenges for the caretaker set up.
On Thursday evening, about 25 members of the caretaker cabinet took oath.
The Oldest and the Youngest cabinet members
Notably, some of the members of the caretaker cabinet of prime minister Anwarul Haq Kakar are 65 years and above in age.
The senior citizens turned new cabinet members who appear 65 years old or above this age group are Sayeda Arfa Zehra, vice-admiral (Retd) Iftikhar Rao, Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, Jalil Abbas Jilani, Dr. Waqar Masood, air-marshal (Retd) Farhat Hussain and Lt-Gen. (Retd) Anwar Ali Haider, etc.
However, the youngest members of the new caretaker cabinet are: Mushaal Hussain Mallick, wife of Kashmiri leader Yasin Malik. She is just 36 years old.
Other young members of the caretaker cabinet who appear in their 40s are Wasi Shah, Aneeq Ahmad, Tabish Gohar, and Dr. Umar Saif, etc.
Mushaal Hussein Mullick, the wife of Kashmiri leader Yaseen Malik, will be a special assistant to the PM on human rights and women empowerment.
A total of six special SAPMS have been appointed _ Wasi Shah for tourism, Jawad Sohrab for overseas Pakistanis, Vice Admiral (r) Iftikhar Rao for maritime affairs, Jehanzeb Khan for SIFC and Syeda Arfa Zehra for education and national harmony.
25-member cabinet of caretaker setup takes oath
Meanwhile, members of the cabinet of the caretaker prime minister Anwarul Haq took oath today. Sixteen cabinet members are federal ministers and nine are advisers and special assistants.
President Arif Alvi administered the oath at a ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad.
Following are the caretaker federal ministers.
Federal ministers
- Senator Sarfaraz Ahmed Bugti — Interior/ Overseas Pakistanis/ NARCO
- Jalil Abbas Jilani — Foreign Affairs
- Shamshad Akhtar — Finance and Revenue / Economic Affairs /Statistics/ Privatization
- Lt General (retd) Anwar Ali Hyder — Defence/ Defence Production/ Aviation
- Murtaza Solangi — Information and Broadcasting
- Sami Saeed — Planning Development
- Shahid Ashraf Tarar — Communication (Railways/ Postal Services/ Ports/ Maritime Affairs)
- Ahmad Irfan Aslam — Law and Justice / National Resources / Climate Change and Water
- Muhammad Ali — Energy and Power / Petroleum
- Gohar Ejaz — Commerce/ Textile / Industries / Production
- Umar Saif — Information Technology and Telecommunication /Science and Technology
- Nadeem Jan — National Health Services, Regulation and Control
- Khalil George — National Health Services, Regulation and Control
- Aneeq Ahmad — Religious Affairs/ Hajj/ Interfaith Harmony
- Jamal Shah — National Heritage and Culture
- Madad Ali Sindhi — Federal Education / National Harmony / Youth Affairs
Advisers to PM
- Air Marshal (retd) Farhat Hussain Khan — Aviation
- Ahad Khan Cheema — Establishment
- Waqar Masood Khan — Finance
Special Assistants
- Mishal Hussain Malik — Human Rights / Women Empowerment
- Jawad Sohrab Malik — Overseas
- Vice Admiral (retd) Iftikhar Rao — Maritime Affairs
- Wasih Shah — Tourism
- Dr. Jehanzeb Khan — Govt Effectiveness / SIFC
- Syeda Arifa Zehra — Education and National Harmony Affairs
