A swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed federal ministers took place at Aiwan-e-Sadr, where President Asif Ali Zardari administered the oath.
The event was attended by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and other federal ministers.
With the induction of 13 federal ministers, 11 ministers of state, and 3 advisers, the total strength of the federal cabinet has now risen to 46 members.
The newly sworn-in federal ministers include Hanif Abbasi, Moeen Watto, Mustafa Kamal, Sardar Yousuf, Ali Pervaiz, Shaza Fatima, Junaid Anwar, Khalid Magsi, Pir Imran Shah, Aurangzeb Katchi, Rana Mubashir, and Raza Hayat Hiraj.
The ministers of state sworn in were Malik Rasheed, Armaghan Subhani, Talal Chaudhry, Kheal Das, Rehman Kanju, Bilal Kayani, Mukhtar Bharat, Shizra Mansab, Anwar Chaudhry, and Wajiha Qamar.
Additionally, the Prime Minister’s advisers—Tauqeer Shah, Pervez Khattak, and Muhammad Ali—also took the oath.
