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oi-Madhuri Adnal
Mushaal
Hussein
Mullick,
wife
of
jailed
Kashmiri
separatist
leader
Yasin
Malik,
has
been
integrated
into
Pakistan’s
interim
government.
She
has
been
designated
as
a
special
advisor
to
the
caretaker
Prime
Minister
Anwaarul
Haq
Kakar,
focusing
on
human
rights
and
women’s
empowerment,
as
reported
by
GeoTV.
Mushaal’s
husband,
Yasin
Malik,
a
commander
of
the
Jammu
and
Kashmir
Liberation
Front
(JKLF),
is
presently
serving
a
life
sentence
in
Delhi’s
Tihar
Jail
following
his
conviction
in
a
terror
funding
case.
The
couple
had
tied
the
knot
in
Islamabad
in
2009,
and
their
wedding
celebrations
were
graced
by
prominent
political
leaders
of
Pakistan
at
that
time.
An
18-member
Cabinet,
under
the
leadership
of
Pakistan’s
interim
Prime
Minister
Anwaarul
Haq
Kakar,
took
the
oath
at
President
Arif
Alvi’s
official
residence
at
Aiwan-e-Sadr
on
Thursday.
This
interim
Cabinet
has
been
entrusted
with
the
responsibility
of
governing
the
country
until
the
upcoming
general
elections
can
be
held.
Pakistan
Church
Attack:
Over
100
Arrested,
Probe
Ordered
The
general
elections
are
facing
a
delay
due
to
Pakistan’s
election
commission’s
decision
to
undertake
a
fresh
delimitation
of
constituencies
based
on
the
new
census
data.
According
to
the
schedule
announced
by
the
Election
Commission
of
Pakistan
(ECP)
on
Thursday,
the
delimitation
process
is
expected
to
conclude
on
December
14,
which
falls
beyond
the
90-day
period
stipulated
for
holding
elections
after
the
dissolution
of
the
assembly.
In
the
interim,
the
provisional
government
has
been
charged
with
managing
the
financially
challenged
country,
ensuring
a
smooth
transition
of
power
in
the
lead-up
to
the
general
elections.
This
interim
Cabinet
comprises
16
federal
ministers
and
3
advisers,
with
notable
appointments
including
former
foreign
secretary
Jalil
Abbas
Jilani
as
Foreign
Minister,
Sarfaraz
Bugti
as
Interior
Minister,
Shamshad
Akhtar
as
Finance
Minister,
Lt
Gen
(retired)
Anwar
Ali
Haider
as
Defence
Minister,
and
accomplished
journalist
Murtaza
Solangi
as
Information
Minister.
Additionally,
Khalil
George
has
been
sworn
in
as
the
Minister
for
Minorities,
industrialist
Gohar
Ijaz
as
Minister
for
Industries,
academic
Dr.
Umar
Saif
as
Minister
for
Information
Technology,
Ahmad
Irfan
Aslam
as
Law
Minister,
and
distinguished
actor
Jamal
Shah
as
Minister
for
Culture.
Aniq
Ahmad
has
taken
on
the
role
of
Minister
for
Religious
Affairs.
Story first published: Thursday, August 17, 2023, 23:08 [IST]
