Sindh Chief Minister expands cabinet

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has expanded his cabinet by inducting nine ministers and eleven Special Assistants.

The newly inducted members of the cabinet were administered the oath by Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad at Governor House in Karachi on Sunday.

The nine ministers who took oath included, Mir Hazar Khan Bajarani, Nasir Hussain Shah, Imdad Ali Pitafi, Fayyaz Ali Butt, Muhammad Bakhsh Khan Meher, Manzoor Hussain Wassan, Muhammad Ali Malkani, Mumtaz Hussain Jakhrani and Jam Ikramullah Khan Dharejo.

The Special Assistants to the Chief Minister included Rehana Leghari, Nadir Khwaja, Burhan Chandio, Abid Bahiyo, Nawab Taimur Talpur, Syed Qasim Naveed, Umer Rehman Malik, Baber Afridi, Zulfiqar Bahiyo and Shahid Fahim. 

Murad Ali Shah was elected as the 27th Chief Minister of Sindh last month after former CM Sindh Qaim Ali Shah resigned. 

On July 30, nine ministers, four advisors, and four special assistants of the Sindh cabinet had taken oath for their office at Governor House.

The ministers included Dr Sikandar Mandhro, Makhdoom Jamiluz Zaman, Nisar Khuhro, Mahtab Hussain Dahar, Jam Khan Shoro, Suhail Anwar Siyal, Sardar Ali Shah, Shamim Mumtaz and Mukesh Kumar Chawla.

The advisors and special assistants included Saeed Ghani, Murtaza Wahab, Maula Bux Chandio, Asghar Junejo, Khato Mal, Erum Khalid, Dr Sikandar Shoro and Syed Ghulam Shah.