Caretaker setup in provinces takes over
Bureau Reports

LAHORE/KARACHI/QUETTA—Justice (Retired) Ijaz Nisar took oath as the Caretaker Chief Minister of the Punjab here on Monday. The Punjab Governor, Khalid Maqbool administered the oath. The ceremony was attended, among others, by high ranking civil and military officials. The eighteen member caretaker Punjab cabinet also took oath of their offices.
The names and the portfolios of the Provincial Ministers are:- Khurshid Zaman Qureshi Agriculture, Dr. Mera Phailbus Education, Mubashir Luqman Information Technology and Works, Maqbool Elahi Malik Human Rights, Retired Justice Asif Jan Local Government and Rural Development, Barrister Mahmood Ahmed Shaikh, Law, Syed Bilawar Abbas Irrigation, Saad Asanuddin Forest, Walid Tariq Saigal Excise and Taxation, Mian Muhammad Shafique Commerce, Mumtaz Khan Manais Livestock, Khawaja Jaluddin Roomi Industry, IfKar-ul-Hassan, Mines and Minerals, Sohail Afzal Special Education, Shahzad Azam Khan Labour and Manpower, Mian Shafqat Ali Housing and Physical Planning and A. Karim Malik, whose portfolio will be announced later.
Talking to newsmen briefly, the care-taker Chief Minister, said he and members of his cabinet will perform their duties with utmost honesty and dedication. He said priority will be given to ensure holding of free, fair and impartial elections.
Justice (Retired) Abdul Qadir Haliputo took oath as Caretaker Chief Minister of Sindh at a ceremony here on Monday. Provincial Governor Dr. Ishratul Ebad Khan administered the oath. The fourteen member provincial caretaker cabinet also took oath of their offices. The ministers are: Brig. Retired Akhtar Zamin, Dewan Yousaf Farooqi, Jam Karam Ali, Shujaat Ali Baig, Ejaz Shah Sherazi, Amber Raza Nanci, Fouzia Lari, Syed Jalal Shah Jamot, Haji Irshad Memon, Nadra Punjwani, Arif Ali abbasi, Pir Sibghatullah Shah Rashdi, Ch. Iftikhar Ahmed and Karim Mehr. The ceremony was attended, by outgoing Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim, Speaker Sindh Assembly Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah , former Provincial Ministers and MPAs besides senior government officials.
Sardar Saleh Mohammad Bhutani was sworn in as caretaker Chief Minister of Balochistan here on Monday morning. Governor Balochistan Owais Ahmed Ghani administered the oath. Eleven members provincial cabinet also took oath of their offices. The minister include Sardar Saadat Ali Hazara, Amjad Rasheed, Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Barozai, Mir Arif Jan Muhammad Hasni, Ata Muhammad Gul, Sardar Ghulam Haider Nasir, Roshan Khurshid Broocha, Mir Abdul Ghafoor Baloch, Nawabzada Aurangzeb Jogezai, Barrister Saifullah Magsi and Mir Muhammad Murad Aabrro. Later addressing a new conference the Caretaker Chief Minister said the provincial government will continue development process initiated by President Pervez Musharraf for the development of the province.