Sindh cabinet undergoes major changes with Mukesh Chawla made minister again

KARACHI:The Sindh cabinet underwent a major reshuffle and changes late on Friday night.

Mukesh Kumar Chawla has again been inducted into the provincial cabinet. Chawla has been allocated to the provincial Excise department. Doost Ali Rahimoon, the Sindh Environmental and Climate Change Minister, has lost his ministerial status. He will now act as an adviser to the Sindh Chief Minister. Babul Bhayo has again been appointed as an adviser to the Sindh Chief Minister, who has been responsible for managing the provincial Forest and Wildlife Department. The portfolio of the Boards and Universities Department has been withdrawn from Sindh Minister Muhammad Ali Malkani who has been given the charge of the Fisheries Department.

The portfolio of the Livestock Department has been withdrawn from Sindh CM’s adviser, Najmi Alam. The portfolio of the Sindh Food Department has been taken back from Sindh Minister Jam Khan Shoro. Some of the special assistants to the Sindh CM have been allocated portfolios. The Departments of Investment and Public-Private Partnership have been given to Syed Qasim Naveed, the portfolio of the CM’s Inspection Team has been given to Waqar Mehdi, the Social Protection Department has been given to Sarfraz Rajar, the Food Department has been given to Abdul Jabbar Khan, and the Bureau of Supplies has been given to Usman Hongoro. The Public Health Engineering Department has been withdrawn from Sindh Local Government Minister Saeed Ghani.