Dar, Jalil Abbas likely to be appointed on Foreign Ministry key positions
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ISLAMABAD: Decision about key appointments in Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been finalised. Sources informed Senator Ishaq Dar will be made Foreign Minister and former interim Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani will assume role of adviser.
Tariq Fatemi will be appointed Special Assistant to Prime Minister on foreign affairs. Sources said Ishaq Dar, Jalil Abbas Jilani and Tariq Fatemi will jointly run foreign office.
They met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and briefed him on roles they would play. Meanwhile, consultations between Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, leading party in National Assembly and allied parties are going on to form Cabinet. Party has nominated key party leaders for coveted offices in centre.
Published in The Daily National Courier, March, 09 2024
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