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Sindh’s seven-member caretaker cabinet takes oath in Karachi

A seven-member cabinet of Sindh’s caretaker Chief Minister Fazalur Rahman took oath in a ceremony held in Karachi on Friday.
The oath was administered by Sindh Governor Muhammad Zubair.
Khair Muhammad Junejo, Jameel Yousuf, Dr Junaid Shah, Colonel (r) Dost Muhammad Chandio, Dr Sadia Rizvi, Simon John Daniel, and Mushtaq Ahmad Shah became part of the province’s caretaker government.
Members of the cabinet were decided after consultations between caretaker Chief Minister Fazlur Rehman and legal experts.
The oath-taking ceremony contradicted earlier reports that it won’t be taking place anytime soon due to Grand Democratic Alliance’s reservations against the cabinet members.
The GDA delegation, led by Senator Muzaffar Hussain Shah, had conveyed their concerns over Ejaz Ahmed Khan, the principal secretary to the chief minister, who is reportedly facing NAB cases, and said his presence could damage the credibility of the CM Office.
The chief minister had assured the delegation that his cabinet would comprise impartial people.
“We just want to hold fair and free elections. We also want to facilitate you so that you can contest elections with no interference by anyone,” Rahman had told the visitors.
The outgoing Sindh government and opposition had named Rehman as the caretaker chief minister of the province on June 1.
The former chief secretary was sworn in as the caretaker chief minister of Sindh on Saturday

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