Pervez Khattak made PM's aide on interior as cabinet portfolios unveiled

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday allocated portfolios to 24 newly inducted federal ministers, state ministers, and advisers in his cabinet, further expanding his team.

Additionally, four special assistants were also assigned roles.

According to a notification issued by the Cabinet Division, Tariq Fazal Chaudhry has been appointed as the Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, while Ali Pervaiz Malik and Shaza Fatima Khawaja have been given the Petroleum and Information Technology portfolios, respectively.

Other key appointments include:

Mustafa Kamal – National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination

Hanif Abbasi – Railways

Moeen Watto – Water Resources

Sardar Yousuf – Religious Affairs & Interfaith Harmony

Aurangzeb Katchi – National Heritage & Culture

Rana Mubashir – Public Affairs Unit

Raza Hayat Hiraj – Defence Production

Junaid Anwar – Maritime Affairs

Khalid Magsi – Science & Technology

Meanwhile, state ministers Barrister Aqeel Malik, Bilal Azhar Kayani, and Talal Chaudhry have been given charge of Law & Justice, Railways, and Interior & Narcotics Control, respectively.

In a notable appointment, former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak, once a close aide of ex-PM Imran Khan, has been named Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior Affairs. Two more advisers, Syed Tauqir Hussain Shah and Muhammad Ali, have also been added, bringing the total number of prime ministerial advisers to seven.