KP chief minister reshuffles cabinet

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Mahmood Khan Saturday shuffled the cabinet, adding more ministers and special assistants in a move aimed at improving the efficiency of the government.  

The CM added two more ministers and eight special assistants, advisors’ in the cabinet.

Iqbal Wazir and Shah Mamood were the two new ministers who were added to the cabinet amid the shuffle that took place.

Minister for Local Bodies Shahram Khan Tarakai has now been given charge of the Health Ministry.

Minister for Health Hisham Inamullah’s portfolio has now been changed to minister for Social Welfare.

Communication and Work minister Akbar Ayub Khan has now been given charge of Education department.

Former special assistant for Information Technology (I.T) to CM Khan, Kamran Bangash has now been assigned the portfolio of Local Bodies.

CM Khan has also appointed Arif Ahmed Zai, Riaz Khan, Shafi Ullah, Zahoor Shakir Wazir Zada, Azam Swati, Ghazan Jamal and Taj Muhammad as his new special assistants.