Ijaz Shah takes oath as federal minister

ISLAMABAD: Ijaz Ahmad Shah on Tuesday took oath as the Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs in a prestigious ceremony organised at the President House, ARY News reported.

President Arif Alvi administered the oath to Ijaz Shah.

Last week, Ijaz Shah, a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Member National Assembly (MNA) elected from Nankana Sahib Ijaz was announced as a federal minister in a government notification.

Prime Minister Imran Khan had earlier approved a summary for naming Brig. (retd) Ijaz Shah as a member of his federal cabinet.

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Fawad Chaudhry, confirmed that the appointment was approved by the President Dr Arif Alvi over the recommendation of PM Imran Khan.

The new federal minister has a strong background in military service.

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The legislator is a former Pakistan Army officer who had been retired as Brigadier and performed his duties as Sector Commander of Military Intelligence in Punjab. He was also appointed as Director General of Intelligence Bureau (IB).

He contested election for NA-118 (Nankana Sahib-II) and defeated rival Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz candidate in a close contest by securing 63,818 votes followed by PML-N’s Shezra Mansab Ali Khan Kharal with 61,413 votes.