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Cabinet change to deal with PDM
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ISLAMABAD: In the fourth ministerial shake-up in less than three years, the president, on the advice of Prime Minister Imran Khan, Friday appointed Shaikh Rashid Ahmad as the interior minister to handle the opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDM) anti-government movement.
PM’s Adviser Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has been named as finance minister, Interior Minister Brig (R) Ijaz Ahmad Shah replaced Senator Azam Swati as minister for narcotics control, who will now be heading the Ministry of Railways, which was earlier led by Shaikh Rashid since 2018.
The reshuffle comes on the heels of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) ruling that unelected advisers and special assistants could not head government committees. The court had set aside a notification of the cabinet committee on privatisation, headed by Dr Shaikh.
Cabinet changed to deal with PDM
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Cabinet changed to deal with PDM
ISLAMABAD: In the fourth ministerial shake-up in less than three years, the president, on the advice of Prime Minister Imran Khan, Friday appointed Shaikh Rashid Ahmad as the interior minister to handle the opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDM) anti-government movement.
PM’s Adviser Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has been named as Finance Minister, Interior Minister Brig (retd) Ijaz Ahmad Shah replaced Senator Azam Swati as minister for narcotics control, who will now be heading the Ministry of Railways, which was earlier led by Shaikh Rashid since 2018.