Print Print edition: 2012-03-14

Malik to be new defence minister?

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The government is giving finishing touches to the re-shuffling of the Federal Cabinet in sync with its coalition partners. According to a private television channel, there are reports that the ministries of interior, information and law and justice will receive their new bosses as a result of current brainstorming.
The channel reported that the consultations are in progress for the reshuffling of Federal Cabinet in the wake of joint Parliament address by President Asif Ali Zardari. According to the channel, Federal Interior Minister Rehman A. Malik will be winched from Interior to lead Defence Ministry and Ahmed Mukhtar will function as federal Interior Minister.