Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s 43-member cabinet was sworn-in .
President Mamnoon Hussain administered the ceremony on Friday morning.
The oath-taking ceremony took place at the Presidency and was attended by PML-N members and senior government officials, as well as people from other walks of life.
The new cabinet includes eight members from South Punjab, five each from Balochistan and Sindh, three from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and one each from FATA and Islamabad.
Member National Assembly (MNA), Daniyal Aziz, Mir Dostain Domki, Ayaz Sherazi and Mumtaz Tarar did not attend the ceremony despite being on the list of new ministers.
Aziz is said to have reservations regarding his appointment as a state minister, according to sources. But Aziz rubbished such claims in a tweet, saying he stands with Nawaz Sharif.
The oath-taking ceremony took place at the Presidency and was attended by PML-N members and senior government officials, as well as people from other walks of life
Dr.Darshan Punshi has been sworn-in as Minister of State and is the first minister belonging to Hindu faith, appointed in 25 years. He is also the new addition from Sindh.
Ghalib Khan is another minister from Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) who has been included in the new cabinet. He is the second minister from FATA appointed in five years. (PhotoNews / APP)
