LAHORE: Wednesday at the Governor’s House in this city saw the solemn swearing-in of an 18-member Punjab government. The newly appointed provincial ministers were sworn in by Punjab Governor Muhammad Balighur Rehman following the reading of the ministerial appointment order by Punjab Chief Secretary Zahid Akhter Zaman. Speaker of the Punjab Assembly Malik Muhammad Ahmed Khan, along with former speaker Rana Muhammad Iqbal, were joined at the occasion by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. Attendees included Khawaja Saad Rafique, a senior member of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
Below is a list of the recently appointed provincial ministers along with the seats from which they were chosen to serve in the Punjab Assembly: Azma Zahid Bokhari (MPA W-301), Bilal Akbar Khan (MPA PP-58), Sohaib Ahmed Malik (MPA PP-71), Marriyum Aurangzeb (MPA W-300), Sardar Sher Ali Gorchani (MPA PP-293), Syed Muhammad Ashiq Hussain Kirmani (MPA PP-186), Muhamamd Kazim Pirzada (MPA PP-245), Rana Sikander Hayat (MPA PP-183), Khawaja Imran Nazir (MPA PP-150), Khawaja Salman Rafiq (MPA PP-153), Zeeshan Rafique (MPA PP-51), Bilal Akbar Khan (MPA PP-58), Ramesh Singh Arora (MPA NM-366), Khalil Tahir (MPA NM-367) Faisal Ayub Khokhar (MPA PP-168), Shafey Hussain (MPA PP-31).
It’s expected that by Wednesday night, their portfolios will receive notification. Additionally present at the event were Dr. Usman Anwer, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) for Punjab, senior government employees, lawmakers, attorneys, journalists, party workers, and members of civil society.
