Owing to frequent changes, some cabinet members could not enjoy their portfoliosa
FAQIR HUSSAIN
PESHAWAR
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) cabinet has been reshuffled several times over the past three years, a string of ministers, advisors and assistants have been fired and brought in new faces, even unelected, in a wide-ranging cabinet reshuffle.
However, the portfolio of the three lucky provincial ministers did not change during the course of reshuffling in the cabinet.
These ministers include health and finance Minister Taimur Saleem Jhagra, agriculture and livestock minister Mohibullah Khan and minister for forest, environment and wildlife Ishtiaq Urmar.
Interestingly, the provincial cabinet included three ministers who were sacked from the cabinet but adjusted later on.
However, these ministers were not allotted the departments of their choice.
The provincial ministers include Atif Khan, minister for food and information technology, Shahram Khan Tarakai, the provincial minister for education and Shakeel Khan, minister for public health KP.
Similarly, the provincial cabinet also includes ministers, advisers and special assistants who have not fully enjoyed their portfolios owing to frequently changes.
These include Provincial Minister Kamran Bangash, Advisor Khaliq-ur-Rehman, Special Assistant Taj Muhammad Tarand and Special Assistant Shafiullah Khan.
Earlier this week, in the latest cabinet expansion, two more members Barrister Saif and Sahibzada Saeed were made part of the cabinet.
However, it is not certain to assume that this was the final round of cabinet reshuffling or new changes may come anytime.
