ISLAMABAD: Newly appointed Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Division Firdous Ashiq Awan, who took charge of the information ministry on Friday, said the prime minister was determined to put the country on the right track.
Talking to a private news channel, she said reshuffling in the cabinet is prerogative of the Prime Minister and keeping in view the present situation, it is a positive step.
Appreciating the Asad Umar’s performance, Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said Asad Umar being a finance minister did his job well.
Secretary Information and Broadcasting Shafqat Jalil and senior officials of the ministry received Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan. Firdous Ashiq Awan expressed gratitude towards PM Imran Khan on Twitter.
“I welcome prime minister @ImranKhanPTI decision to appoint me as a Federal Minister for information and Broadcasting. I am truly humbled. #PakistanZindabad ,” she tweeted.
Firdous Awan started her political career in 1990 directed towards aiding the healthcare system in Pakistan.
Later in her career she joined Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) as an Information Minister before joining Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in 2017 after a period of two years.