PAK-CABINET 2LST

Prominent among those dropped from the cabinet were
former information minister Qamar Zaman Kaira and former power
minister Raja Parvez Ashraf, who had been facing criticism for
their performance.
The portfolios of the new members will be announced
later, officials said.
Prime Minister Gilani, who was present at the
oath-taking ceremony, had dissolved his cabinet with nearly 60
ministers and ministers of state after the main opposition
PML-N and Western donors, including the International Monetary
Fund, demanded reforms and cuts in government spending.
The government is also required to downsize the
cabinet in line with a landmark constitutional reforms package
passed by parliament last year.
Under the 18th constitutional amendment, the size of
the cabinet should not be more than 11 per cent of the total
strength of parliament.
Gilani was also not happy with the performance of some
ministers and wanted to remove them, official sources said.
Analysts said the retention of most of the former
ministers will invite criticism from opposition parties, which
have accused some PPP ministers of being involved in
corruption. PTI RHL
DBR


The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this
message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain
proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended
recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify
the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments
contained in it.


Delete & Prev | Delete & Next