Only three women are included in the cabinet
ISLAMABAD: Only three women are included in the 25-member cabinet of the caretaker prime minister Anwarul Haq Kakar on Thursday.
The 25 members of the cabinet of the caretaker PM took oath today at Aiwan-e-Sadr. Dr Shamshad Akhtar, former SBP Governor has been appointed as the caretaker finance minister, Mishal Hussain Mulick was accommodated as special assistant to PM Kakar on human rights while Syeda Arfa Zehra has been appointed as a special assistant to the PM on education and national harmony. Hence, only three women took oath as members of the federal cabinet on Thursday.
Notably, Dr. Shamshad Akhtar has been given preference in the cabinet as the caretaker finance minister while her strong contender, Dr. Waqar Masood has been appointed adviser to the PM for Finance.
Sixteen cabinet members are federal ministers, three are advisers and six are special assistants to PM Anwarul Haq Kakar.
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
The ceremony started with the national anthem before the recitation of verses from the Holy Quran and was attended by Interim Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi, politicians, and prominent figures from all walks of life.
The first batch of the caretaker cabinet members took oath today at 5 pm in Islamabad.
Earlier, the interim prime minister Anwarul Haq concluded consultations regarding the selection of his cabinet members. Several prominent figures were considered for important roles within the interim administration.
