PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led coalition government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has blessed almost all Members of Provincial Assembly (MPAs) belonging to the ruling alliance with special responsibilities by appointing them ministers, advisers and special assistants to the chief minister and now parliamentary secretaries.
In the latest move, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak appointed two more special assistants and 32 parliamentary secretaries, thus establishing the largest-ever provincial cabinet in the parliamentary history of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.
The six-party alliance, Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) had formed 12-member cabinet in the beginning after securing victory in the 2002 general election. However, the cabinet was later expanded and the number rose to 18.
The Awami National Party (ANP) and Pakistan People’s Party coalition government had 25-member cabinet in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after the 2008 general election.
The PTI-led government has now 27 members including the chief minister and two senior ministers in its cabinet. In the past, Aftab Sherpao had formed the largest cabinet after Pir Sabir Shah’s government was removed as a result of no-trust move in 1993.
MPA Sardar Soran Singh of PTI and Abdul Kareem of Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) are new special assistants to the chief ministers.
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