national

August 1, 2018

Smaller coalition partners seek greater federal cabinet share

ISLAMABAD: At least seven coalition partners of prime minister-in-waiting Imran Khan eye at least as many federal ministries in the next cabinet in exchange for their support to him in clinching the top executive office.While they may be able to secure more than half a dozen federal portfolios, their total contribution in terms of number of MPs, who would vote for the prime minister in his election, will come to twenty-four keeping the independents and tribal areas’ MPs aside. This is a huge...