The Cabinet Division has officially issued a notification confirming the appointment of 12 federal ministers and nine ministers of state. Additionally, notifications for the appointment of three advisors and four special assistants to the prime minister were also issued on Thursday.

The newly inducted officials have been included in the expanded federal cabinet, with their portfolios to be announced later.

The newly inducted federal ministers include:

PML-N: Hanif Abbasi, Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, Sardar Yousuf, Rana Mubasher, Raza Hayat Hiraj, Junaid Anwar, Shaza Fatima, Moin Wattoo
MQM: Mustafa Kamal
Balochistan Awami Party: Khalid Magsi
Independent: Aurangzeb Khichi

Ministers of state sworn in

Nine ministers of state also took the oath, including:

Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party: Aun Chaudhry
PML-N: Barrister Aqeel, Malik Rashid, Talal Chaudhry, Abdul Rehman Kanju, Bilal Azhar Kayani, Dr. Mukhtar Bharath, Wajih Qamar, Khel Das

However, Armaghan Subhani and Shazra Mansab were unable to attend the ceremony and will take their oaths later.

Advisers join cabinet

According to the notification, Pervaiz Khattak, Muhammad Ali, and Toqir Hussain Shah have been appointed as advisors to the prime minister, with each holding the rank of a federal minister.

The newly appointed special assistants to the PM include:

Haroon Akhtar
Huzaifa Rehman
Mubarak Zeb
Talha Barki

Expansion of cabinet

In the first phase of the federal cabinet's expansion, 12 federal ministers and nine ministers of state took the oath, while three new advisers were also appointed. However, one federal minister and two ministers of state have yet to take their oaths.

With these additions, the size of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's cabinet has expanded significantly, growing from 24 to 51 members. Additionally, Ali Pervaiz Malik and Shaza Fatima have been promoted from ministers of state to federal ministers.

Total cabinet strength

The Shehbaz Sharif cabinet initially comprised 18 federal ministers, two ministers of state, an advisor, and three special assistants. Following the expansion, the total number of cabinet members has risen to 51, including:

31 federal ministers
11 ministers of state
4 advisers
3 special assistants

The portfolios of the newly appointed ministers, advisors, and special assistants will be announced in due course.