Hafeez Shaikh’s appointment as finance advisor notified

ISLAMABAD: President of Pakistan, Arif Alvi, has approved appointment of Abdul Hafeez Shaikh as Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance, ARY News reported Friday.

The notification of Mr Shaikh’s appointment has also been issued. The noted economist will assume charge of the finance adviser with immediate effect.

Hafeez Shaikh has been given the status of a federal minister. Mr Shaikh has served as finance minister from 2010 to 2013 and as Minister of Privatization and Investment during from 2003 to 2006.

The government has also issued a notification of removing Amir Kiani from the Ministry of Finance.

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In a major Cabinet reshuffle yesterday (April 18), Brig (Retd) Ijaz Ahmed Shah was appointed Federal Minister for Interior, a portfolio which rested with Prime Minister Imran Khan since the formation of the cabinet in September last year.

Minister of State for Interior Shaheryar Afridi has been made Minister of States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON).

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry was given the Science and Technology portfolio which had been without a minister since December last year after Azam Khan Swati’s resignation.

Azam Khan Swati, former federal minister for science and technology who had resigned after facing a probe regarding his alleged role in the transfer of Islamabad’s police chief, has been brought back to the federal cabinet.