PM Shehbaz withdraws Ehsanur Rehman Mazari’s portfolio for human rights ministry

ISLAMABAD, April 21 (SABAH): Former diplomat Syed Tariq Fatemi has been denotified as SAPM on foreign affairs a day after he was appointed to the post, a notification in this regard said.

However, Syed Tariq Fatemi has been designated as a minister of the state, the Cabinet Division announced in a notification on Thursday.

“In partial modification of this Division’s earlier notification of even number dated 20th April 2022, the Prime Minister, in terms of rule 4(6) of the Rules of Business, 1973, read with serial number 1A of Schedule V-A of the said Rules, has been pleased to withdraw the portfolio of “Foreign Affairs” from Syed Tariq Fatemi, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, and grant the status of Minister of State,” the Cabinet Division’s latest statement said.

“The prime minister, in terms of rule 4(6) of the Rules of Business, 1973 read with serial No1A of Schedule V-A of the said rules, has been pleased to appoint Syed Tariq Fatemi as special assistant to the prime minister on foreign affairs, with immediate effect,” an earlier  notification issued for Fatemi’s appointment read.

Meanwhile Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday has withdrawn the portfolio of Federal Minister for Human Rights Ehsaanur Rehman Mazari.

According to a notification issued in this regard, Mazari has now been appointed as the federal minister for inter-provincial coordination.

It is worth mentioning that 33 ministers took oath on Tuesday, however, the portfolios of six MNAs are yet to be finalised. Mazari is a senior leader of the PPP and won the 2018 general elections from NA-197 Kashmore.