AJK Government Reshuffles Portfolios Of Ministers.

The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government here Wednesday reshuffled portfolios after inductions of new ministers in the Cabinet a week earlier, said a notification issued by the AJK government.

MUZAFFARABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 7th Nov, 2018 ) :The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government here Wednesday reshuffled portfolios after inductions of new ministers in the Cabinet a week earlier, said a notification issued by the AJK government.

According to the notification, Senior Minister Chaudhry Tariq Farooq has been assigned the portfolio of Physical Planning, Housing and Irrigation, Raja Nisar Ahmad Khan has given the electricity department while Dr. Najeeb Naqi will be the Minister Health.

Chaudhry Muhammad Aziz has been assigned the Ministry of Buildings and Communications, Raja Muhammad Naseer Khan has been given Local Governments and Rural Development department and Syed Iftikhar Gilani has been assigned the Elementary and Secondary education besides Environmental Protection Agency and Muzaffarabad City Development Projects (MCDP).

Ms Naureen Arif will retain the departments of Small Industries and Women Development, Sardar Mir Akbar Khan will be the Minister for Forests and Bagh City Development Projects (BCDP), Sardar Farooq Sikandar will be the Minister for Revenue and Custodian Departments while Raja Abdul Qayoom Khan will hold the Auqaf and Religious Affairs ministries.

Chaudhry Masood Khalid has been assigned Agriculture Department, Chaudhry Rukhsar Ahmad has been assigned the charge of Power Development Organization (PDO), while Chudhary Saeed will be the Minister for sports, Youth Affairs, Culture, Development Authority Mirpur (DAM) and Mangla Dam Affairs.

Col (r) Waqar Ahamad Noor will be the Minister Higher Education Department, Sardar Farooq Ahmad Tahir has been assigned the Ministry of Law, Justice, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights while Chaudhry Yaseen Gulshan has been given the Department of Zakat and Ushar.

Dr. Mustafa Bashir will be the Minister for Population Welfare, Technical and Vocational Education and Training and Information Technology, Chaudhry Shehzad Mehmood will be the Minister for Azad Kashmir Mines and Industries Development Corporation (AKMIDC) while Syed Shukat Shah will retain the food Ministry.

Similarly, Chaudhry Muhammad Ishaaq has been given the Prison Department, Chaudhry Muhammad Ismail will be the Minister for livestock and Dairy Development Department, Nasar Hussain Dar will head the Transport, Wildlife and Fishries Department while Ahmad Raza Qadri has been given Civil Defense Department and Disaster Management Authority.

Raja Muhammad Sadeeq will be the Minister Rehabilitation, Chaudhry Javed Ahmad has been assigned the Department of Social Welfare while Raja Mushtaq Mehnas will be the Minister for Information and Tourism.