PM allocates portfolios to new cabinet ministers
ISLAMABAD, Feb 11 (APP): Prime Ministers Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has allocated the portfolios to the Federal Ministers and Minister of State, who took oath on Friday afternoon. The names of the Ministers/Minister of State and their portfolios are as under:
1)    Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo: Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan Affairs
2)    Ms. Samina Khalid Ghurki: Environment
3)    Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar: Defense
4)    Dr. Zaheeruddin Babar Awan: Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
5)    Dr. Firdos Ashiq Awan: Information and Broadcasting
6)    Makhdoom Shahabuddin: Textile
7)    Mian Raza Rabbani: Inter Provincial Coordination
8)    A. Rehman Malik: Interior
9)    Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh: Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs
10)    Syed Khursheed Shah: Religious Affairs
11)    Syed Naveed Qamar: Privatization
12)    Makhdoom Amin Fahim: Commerce
13)    Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani: Industries and Production
14)    Haji Khuda Bux Rajar: Narcotics Control
15)    Dr. Arbab Alamgir Khan: Communication
16)    Haji Ghulam Ahmed Bilour: Railways
17)    Engr. Shaukat Ullah: States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON)
18)    Mir Changez Khan Jamali: Science and Technology
19)    Sardar Al-Haaj Mohammad Umar Gorage: Postal Services
20)    Mir. Israrullah Zehri: Food and Agriculture
21)    Shahbaz Bhatti: Minorities
22)    Ms. Hina Rabbani Khar: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
      
The charge of the following Ministries will remain with the Prime Minister:
1)    Water and Power
2)    Human Rights
3)    Information Technology and Telecommunication
4)    Defence Production
5)    Petroleum and Natural Resources
6)    Overseas Pakistanis
7)    Ports and Shipping
8)    Housing and Works