LAHORE:
Governor Makhdoom Ahmed Mahmood administered oath to four provincial caretaker ministers in the Governors’ House, an official handout read. According to details, Tariq Pervez, Shams Mehmood Mirza, Arif Ejaz and Salima Hashmi took oath after Chief Secretary Nasir Mehmood Khosa read the notification of their appointment.
Caretaker Chief Minister Najam Sethi, and other dignitaries participated in the oath taking ceremony An earlier official handout had said that Sethi had announced a five-member Punjab Cabinet which included Tariq Pervez, Eric Massey, Shams Mehmood Mirza, Arif Ejaz and Salima Hashmi.
The portfolios of the caretaker provincial ministers will be announced later.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 2nd, 2013.