Starmer appoints Lammy as Deputy PM in major reshuffle after Rayner resignation
- 05-Sep-2025
London: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer was on Friday carrying out a major reshuffle of his cabinet after deputy premier Angela Rayner resigned for breaching ministerial code, British media reported. Starmer appointed David Lammy as Rayner’s replacement and moved Yvette Cooper from the interior ministry to replace Lammy as foreign secretary, according to the BBC. […]
Hezbollah rejects Lebanon’s cabinet decision to disarm it
- 06-Aug-2025
Beirut: Hezbollah said Wednesday it would treat a Lebanese government decision to disarm the militant group “as if it did not exist”, accusing the cabinet of committing a “grave sin”. Amid heavy US pressure and fears Israel could expand its strikes on Lebanon, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Tuesday that the government had tasked the […]
Cabinet approves MoU on Pak-China cyber-security cooperation
- 11-Mar-2025
ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the federal cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday was briefed about the monitoring of essential commodities prices during the holy month of Ramazan. This was the first formal meeting of the cabinet following its recent expansion. The prime minister welcomed the new cabinet members and expressed his […]
Indonesian president reshuffles cabinet weeks before leaving office
- 19-Aug-2024
Indonesian President Joko Widodo reshuffled his cabinet on Monday just weeks before he steps down in an effort to ease the transition to his successor, Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto, his office said. Widodo — more popularly known as Jokowi — will hand over the reins in October, departing with sky-high approval ratings over an economic […]
PM Shehbaz Sharif expands cabinet, inducts This key MNA
- 17-May-2024
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expanded his federal cabinet by inducting MNA Ali Pervaiz Malik. The prime minister has approved the appointment of Ali Pervaiz Malik as state minister. Following PM’s approval, PML-N MNA Ali Pervaiz took the oath of the office of Minister of State here on Friday. President Asif Ali Zardari administered […]
Cabinet okays construction of 80km segment of Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline
- 26-Feb-2024
ISLAMABAD: In a fresh push towards completion of a multibillion-dollar gas supply project, the outgoing federal cabinet gave the nod to complete the first phase of the 80-kilometre Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline project within the country’s territory, ARY News reported on Monday, citing sources. Sources told ARY News that the federal cabinet, through circulation […]
Caretaker Balochistan cabinet takes oath
- 21-Aug-2023
QUETTA: Governor Balochistan Abdul Wali Kakar on Monday administered oath to members of newly appointed five-member caretaker cabinet in the first phase, ARY News reported. As per details, the caretaker cabinet members of Balochistan who took oath include Capt (Retd) Zubair Jamali, Prince Ahmed Ali, Amjad Rasheed, Abdul Qadir Baloch and Jan Achakzai. Sources said […]
Balochistan caretaker cabinet to be finalised tomorrow
- 19-Aug-2023
QUETTA: Balochistan caretaker cabinet is likely to be finalised by tomorrow evening, ARY News reported citing sources. According to sources, the consultation for the caretaker cabinet is underway and the cabinet is likely to include 10 to 13 members. Over 30 names are under consideration for the verification and a woman has also been included […]
Interim PM Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar’s cabinet to take oath today
- 17-Aug-2023
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar’s cabinet is likely to take the oath today at President House at 5 pm, ARY News reported on Thursday quoting sources. Sources told ARY News that Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has reportedly completed the consultation process for appointing individuals to the interim cabinet. Former finance secretary Waqar Masood […]
Law minister presents judicial reforms bill to NA
- 28-Mar-2023
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar on Tuesday presented the judicial reforms bill which aimed to curtail the suo motu powers of the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), ARY News reported. Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar tabled the judicial reforms bill to the National Assembly (NA) after its approval from the […]