Syed Irfan Ashraf

Aug 17, 2023 | dawn.com | Syed Irfan Ashraf

• Sixteen federal ministers, three advisers to PM, five SAPMs enlisted• Shamshad Akhtar named finance minister, Jalil Abbas made foreign ministerISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar has installed a 24-member cabinet comprising politicians, TV artists and anchors, retired bureaucrats and servicemen, and one that is apparently dominated by the nominees of PML-N and PPP. President Arif Alvi administered the oath to the newly appointed interim ministers on Thursday.

May 17, 2023 | middleeasteye.net | Marco Carnelos |Shaheryar Mirza |Syed Irfan Ashraf

The dramatic arrest and swift release of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan this month marked the culmination of a high-stakes political game - one that has left people wondering what comes next. After Khan was hauled away by paramilitary troops on 9 May from an Islamabad court, where he had appeared to face corruption charges, his supporters took to the streets in protest, blocking traffic, setting buildings ablaze and targeting military facilities.