প্রকাশ: 20/04/2022
New Pakistani
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday appointed a multi-party coalition cabinet
made up of what had previously been political rivals in opposition who united
to oust Imran Khan.
The cabinet, including five women, immediately set to work
cementing relations with China as it battles a downwards economic spiral.
It will govern the country for a maximum of 16 months, after
which a national election is due.
But with divergent views among the fledgling partners on
whether to hold an election sooner than August 2023, it is unclear how long the
government will remain in place.
Among the key appointments was Finance Minister Miftah
Ismail, 57, a businessman and economist tasked with stabilising a troubled
economy and restarting talks with the International Monetary Fund.
Aisha Ghaus Pasha, a former provincial finance minister,
will work with Ismail as a state minister for finance.
Ismail's first officially announced meeting was with the
Chinese Embassy's charge d'affaires, the finance ministry said in a statement.
Beijing has pledged billions of dollars in loans and
investment in Pakistan under the China-Pakistan Economic
Corridor (CPEC), a part of its Belt and Road Initiative.
"Referring to CPEC, the Federal Minister said that the
corridor will play an important role in taking Pakistan's economy forward
as well as cementing the bilateral relationship," the statement said.
The minister of state for foreign affairs role went to Hina
Rabbani Khar, a member of coalition ally Pakistan Peoples Party
(PPP). Khar held the portfolio briefly in 2011.
Sharif, the head of the Pakistan Muslim
League-Nawaz (PML-N) party, said the cabinet had been formed after
consultations with his elder brother and three-time prime minister, Nawaz
Sharif, as well as coalition partners.
"It is my fervent hope that federal ministers,
ministers of state & advisers will provide leadership & resolve the
problems of the people," he said on Twitter, adding "Work, work &
only work is our motto".
The cabinet is comprised of 33 ministers and three advisers,
newly appointed Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb told reporters.
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