Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif finalised on Sunday initially a 25-member plus federal cabinet, keeping 14 portfolios for Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and giving 11 to Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and other allies of the government. Apart from the federal minister, they said, the cabinet might also include state ministers, advisors and special assistants. They added that the new batch of the federal cabinet, as announced by the premier, was expected to be finalized in the next week or two. Apart from portfolios of the federal cabinet, PPP is eying the post of the chairman senate for former premier Yousaf Raza Gillani, who was defeated by the incumbent Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani in the Senate elections last year. JUI-F officials also denied the rumours, saying the party has not asked for any position, including that of the President, or portfolios in the federal cabinet.

Source: The Express Tribune April 18, 2022 09:27 UTC