Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Iftikhar Gillani, has inducted 8 members into his cabinet. These members comprise of 7 directly elected lawmakers and 1 indirectly elected representative.
An eight-member cabinet of Azad Jammu and Kashmir took oath of office in Muzaffarabad today#News #RadioPakistan https://t.co/mlpY2fepfG
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The newly appointed ministers took their oaths at the Presidency; however, they are without portfolios as we speak. The oaths of the newly appointed ministers were administered by acting President Chaudhry Tariq Farooq in the presence of PM Gillani.
The cabinet include four returning ministers:
- Mustafa Bashir Abbasi
- Waqar Noor
- Sardar Mir Akbar
- Chaudhry Azhar Sadiq
The first-time inductees include:
- Raja Saqib Majeed
- Raja Riasat
- Raja Umair Naeem
The eighth member of the cabinet is Chaudhry Abdul Rehman Arain, a Birmingham-based businessman representing the reserved seat for overseas Kashmiris. No advisers or special assistants were appointed, and legislators from refugee constituencies were omitted from this initial lineup.
