Prime Minister withdraws status of nine ministers, MOS

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday withdrew the status of nine Federal Ministers and Ministers of State (MOS). According to the notification of the Cabinet Division, the status of the Federal Ministers or Ministers of State was earlier given to the dignitaries, as indicated against their respective names:

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S No  Name                                           Status withdrawn

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1.  Pir Syed Fazal Ali Shah Jeelani, Honorary        Federal Minister

    Chairman, Federal Land Commission (FLC)

2.  Salman Faruqui, Secretary General to the         Federal Minister

    President

3.  Khalil Ahmad, Ambassador-at-large                Federal Minister

4.  Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor, Honorary                 Federal Minister

    Chairman, National Commission for

    Government Reforms (NCGR)

5.  Ms Farzana Raja, Honorary Chairperson,           Federal Minister

    Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP)

6.  Dr Nadeem-ul-Haq, Deputy Chairman                Minister of State

    Planning Commission

7.  Senator Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidri,            Minister of State

    Chief Whip Senate

8.  Saleem H. Mandviwala, Chairman,                  Minister of State

    Board of Investment (BoI)

9.  Dr Ishfaq Ahmad, Advisor to the                  Minister of State

    Planning Commission on Science and

    Technology.

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