Afzal Sindhu had made public the list of NRO beneficiaries which also contained the name of Zardari.—File photo
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Law and Justice Mohammad Afzal Sindhu has been made Minister of State for Railways.
Mr Sindhu, a veteran PPP leader who has the distinction of being a member of the party’s central executive committee during the days of late Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, is among the most senior and respected persons in the party.
Although he announced the names of NRO beneficiaries on the directives of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, the list upset senior party leaders because it contained the name of Mr Zardari.
Recently the government merged the ministry of law into that of parliamentary affairs, headed by Dr Babar Awan with Mehreen Anwar Raja as minister of state.
A press release issued by the Prime Minister’s Secretariat on Wednesday said that Afzal Sindhu had been made Minister of State for Railways. The ministry is headed by Ghulam Ahmad Bilour of the ANP.
Despite repeated attempts, Mr Sindhu could not be contacted for his comments on the development.
APP adds: The federal government has appointed Justice (retd) Muhammad Aqil Mirza as Secretary Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.
Law and Justice Division Secretary Justice (retd) Riaz Kayani has been made Secretary of the Human Rights Division in place of Muhammad Farid Khan who has been appointed chairman of the Pakistan Science Foundation, according to an official handout issued on Wednesday.
Parliamentary Affairs Secretary Hifzur Rehman has been transferred to the Tourism Division as its secretary. LINK
Tags: Afzal Sindhu,NRO,railways ministry
As Minister of State for Law, Mr Sindhu had made public the list of NRO beneficiaries which also contained the name of President Asif Ali Zardari.
He remained in the media limelight till the issue landed in the Supreme Court which nullified the ordinance on Dec 16.
Mr Sindhu, a veteran PPP leader who has the distinction of being a member of the party’s central executive committee during the days of late Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, is among the most senior and respected persons in the party.
Although he announced the names of NRO beneficiaries on the directives of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, the list upset senior party leaders because it contained the name of Mr Zardari.
Recently the government merged the ministry of law into that of parliamentary affairs, headed by Dr Babar Awan with Mehreen Anwar Raja as minister of state.
A press release issued by the Prime Minister’s Secretariat on Wednesday said that Afzal Sindhu had been made Minister of State for Railways. The ministry is headed by Ghulam Ahmad Bilour of the ANP.
Despite repeated attempts, Mr Sindhu could not be contacted for his comments on the development.
APP adds: The federal government has appointed Justice (retd) Muhammad Aqil Mirza as Secretary Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.
Law and Justice Division Secretary Justice (retd) Riaz Kayani has been made Secretary of the Human Rights Division in place of Muhammad Farid Khan who has been appointed chairman of the Pakistan Science Foundation, according to an official handout issued on Wednesday.
Parliamentary Affairs Secretary Hifzur Rehman has been transferred to the Tourism Division as its secretary. LINK
Tags: Afzal Sindhu,NRO,railways ministry
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