KP’s new interim cabinet takes oath

PESHAWAR, August 19 (SABAH): Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s new 12-member interim cabinet, comprising nine ministers and two advisers and a special assistant, was sworn in on Saturday.

Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Haji Ghulam Ali administered the oath in a ceremony held at the Governor House. It was attended by KP Caretaker Chief Minister Mohammad Azam Khan and others.

Their names are Syed Mahsood Shah, Feroz Jamal Shah Kakakhel, Justice (Retd) Irshad Qaisar, Ahmad Rasool Bangash, Asif Rafiq, Dr. Najeeb Ullah, Dr. Muhammad Qasim, Justice (Retd) Arshad Hussain Shah and Syed Aamir Abdullah. Dr. Riaz Anwar and Dr. Sarfaraz Ali Shah will be advisers to the CM, while Zafarullah Khan will be a special assistant to the CM.

Portfolios of the ministers will be announced later.

On this occasion, provincial Governor Haji Ghulam Ali congratulated caretaker cabinet and hoped they will utilize their energies for the development and prosperity of the province.

Saturday’s swearing-in ceremony comes a day after the governor accepted a summary regarding the new cabinet appointment sent to him by CM Khan.

On August 10, 19 members of the previous caretaker cabinet tendered their resignations to the caretaker CM over their purported involvement in politics. The other six members stepped down the next day.

The CM asked them to hand over their resignations to him over a cup of tea and they complied instantly.