Pakistan cabinet News
Imran Khan brought in five new aides and changed the portfolios of four ministers in first major cabinet reshuffle after taking office.
Three women ministers including Fehmida Mirza minister for inter-provincial coordination, Zubaida Jala defence production and Shireen Mazari human rights minister also took the oath.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi has been appointed as foreign minister, Pervaiz Khattak as defence minister and Asad Umer as finance minister.
The new cabinet of Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was sworn in at the Presidency here on Friday.
Pak cabinet in a meeting chaired by PM Nawaz Sharif on July 15 gave the go-ahead for negotiating a long-term defence pact with China, the report said.
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