New ministers with old portfolios

ISLAMABAD: Thirty-eight members of the Federal Cabinet have been given the same portfolios that they were holding before the dissolution of the Cabinet, Geo News reported saturday.

Moreover, 27 federal and 11 state ministers have been given the same portfolios that they held in former prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani’s tenure.

The ministers have taken oath as part of the new cabinet and following are their respective portfolios:

Rehman Malik Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior Affairs
Dr Asim Hussain Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources
Dr Paul Bhatti Minister of Religious Harmony
Parvez Elahi Minister of Defense Production
AminFahim Minster of Trade and Commerce
Hafeez Shaikh Minister of Finance
Hina Rabbani Khar Foreign Minister
Ahmed Mukhtar Minister of Water and Electricity
Syed Naveed Qamar Defence Minister
Qamar-uz-Zaman Kaira Minister of Information and Broadcasting
Mian Manzoor Watto Minister for Kashmir Affairs
Farooq Naek Law Minister
Haji Khudabaksh Rajar Minister of Narcotics Control
Dr Farooq Sattar Minister of Overseas Pakistanis
Babar Khan Ghauri Minister of Ports and Shipping
Ghulam Bilour Minister of Railways
Khursheed Shah Minister of Religious Affairs
Makhdoom Shahab-uddin Textiles Minister