The source added that upon investigation, a senior official of the information ministry pointed to the involvement of Dr Firdous in corruption. “Firdous refused to resign and insisted on meeting the prime minister to clarify her position. However, he was made science and technology minister in April 2019, and was replaced by Dr Firdous who became the de facto information minister. In 2008, she successfully contested the NA-111 poll and was appointed the federal minister for population welfare. The PM also accepted the resignation of Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui as federal minister and appointed MQMP’s Amin-ul-Haq as federal minister for telecommunication.

Source: Pakistan Today April 27, 2020 13:42 UTC