ISLAMABAD: Barrister Aqeel Malik, a member of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in the National Assembly, has been designated as the federal government’s spokesperson on legal affairs.
A notification from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting states that Barrister Aqeel Malik’s appointment as spokesperson on legal affairs is on an honorary basis, without any accompanying perks or privileges.
Earlier today, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif assigned additional responsibilities to five current federal cabinet members. According to notifications from the cabinet division:
- Minister for Privatisation Abdul Aleem Khan now holds an additional portfolio of Communication.
- Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal has been assigned an additional portfolio of Inter Provincial Coordination.
- Rana Tanveer Hussain has been entrusted with an additional portfolio of National Food Security and Research.
- Chaudhry Salik Hussain has been given an additional portfolio of Ministry of Religious Affairs.
- Musadik Masood Malik has been assigned the additional portfolio of Water Resources, as per rule 3(4) of the rules of business 1973.
