Sheheryar Maher and Mohammad Ali Malkani of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) were formally inducted into the Sindh cabinet while the notification of two advisors to the chief minister, Haleem Adil Shaikh and Aijaz Shah Sherazi, were also issued on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Jam Madad Ali, former leader of opposition in Sindh Assembly, and Rafiq Babhan of PML-F were also among the new ministers who sworn in without portfolios. Sindh Acting Governor Sindh Nisar Ahmed Khuhro administrated the oath from the new ministers at the Governor’s House. However, their portfolios will announce later.
The move ensured the induction of PML-Q members for the first time in the provincial cabinet where the PPP is managing the affairs. PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain Wednesday held an one-on-one meeting with Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah after which both the sides agreed to the inclusion of two ministers and two advisors from the PML-Q.
Sources closed to Shujaat said he presented the names of Sheheryar Maher and Muhammad Ali Malkani for ministership while Aijaz Shah Sherazi and Haleem Adil Shaikh as advisors to the CM.