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Summary Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Thursday removed 9 federal ministers and ministers having status of state ministers. Notification of sacking 4 federal ministers and 5 state ministers has been issued. While 10-12 new ministers of federal cabinet will take oath tomorrow and the oath-taking ceremony would be held in the Presidency at 4pm tomorrow. According to sources, new ministers include Khursheed Shah, Naveed Qamar, Qamar Zaman Kaira and Shah Mehmood Qureshi.
The sacked ministers include Farzana Raja, Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, Salman Farooqi and Dr. Ishfaq. According to Cabinet Division, Federal Ministers Pir Syed Fazal Ali Shah Gilani, Salman Farooqi, Khali Ahmed, Ch. Abdul Ghafoor and Farzana Raja and State Ministers Salim Mandwiwala, Dr. Ishfaq Ahmed, Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri and Dr. Nadeemul Haq have been removed from their positions. The sacked ministers would continue their work on other government posts. All the privileges, facilities, security and houses would be taken back from the ministers.
