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Naeemul Haq Appointed Special Assistant To PM

Islamabad (August 21, 2018): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Naeemul Haq has been appointed special assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan on political affairs, read a notification issued on Monday.

The notification for Haq’s appointment was issued by the Cabinet Secretariat. Meanwhile, in a separate notification, Iftikhar Durrani was appointed special assistant to the prime minister for media affairs.Meanwhile, Haq took to Twitter to thank PM Khan for appointing him as his special assistant.

“This challenging assignment can only be fulfilled through the hard work and dedication which you inspire in millions,” he said in his tweet.

Earlier, on Monday, the prime minister held his first official meeting with his recently sworn-in ministers where they were served only tea without biscuits or any other refreshments, an indication that the cricketer-turned-politician is determined to keep a tight check on the cabinet’s expenses as well.

According to sources, members of Imran’s cabinet rose from their seats to welcome him to the meeting on Monday. Khan congratulated the cabinet members for taking oath of their respective offices.

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According to sources, the prime minister tasked his cabinet to work 14 hours a day, telling them that he will himself work for more than 16 hours.

He directed the cabinet members not to waste tax payers’ money, adding that they will have to cut down expenses.

Khan said the cabinet would meet once or more in a week, despite the fact that he wished to summon the meeting everyday, the sources said further.

Speaking further to the members, he said he would not have allowed them holidays, had there not been Eid vacation announced, according to sources.The prime minister told the ministers that they were part of his cabinet and they would all have to forget their families.

On Monday, the swearing-in ceremony for Prime Minister Imran Khan’s new 16 members federal cabinet held at the President House .

President Mamnoon Hussain administered the oath to the cabinet members.

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The ceremony was attended by the prime minister, along with other dignitaries.

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