Six-member federal cabinet - ministries and portfolios
Six-member federal cabinet - ministries and portfolios President Mamnoon Hussain administers oath to interim ministers on June 5, 2018. PHOTO: NNI The federal cabinet of interim Prime Minister Nasirul Mulk took oath on Tuesday to take up their responsibilities and ministries. The Express Tribune looks into the diverse portfolios and the candidates’ background. In comparison to former premier Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s 43-member federal cabinet, PM Mulk’s only consists of six members. Former ambassador to the United Nations, Abdullah Hussain Haroon, takes up charge as the foreign minister. The former Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government saw two foreign ministers; Khawaja Asif and Khurram Dastgir. Asif was appointed in Abbasi’s federal cabinet and was disqualified by the Islamabad High Court in April. Pakistan needs IMF support, Mulk warned Former defence minister Dastgir took charge of the ministry as it landed in his portfolio additionally. For the first four years of the gove