GILGIT: Prime Minister Imran Khan has finalized the name of Barrister Khalid Khurshid for the next Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan.
According to details, Khurshid was elected a member of the Gilgit-Baltistan assembly from the GBLA-13 constituency in the November 15 elections. Earlier, the Prime Minister had called an emergency meeting today (Friday) to finalize the names of the chief minister and other cabinet members for Gilgit Baltistan.
Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Ali Amin Gandapur was also summoned from Gilgit to Islamabad for the purpose. The PTI has already grabbed the prized posts of speaker and deputy speaker.
Barrister Khalid Khurshid and Fatehullah Khan were the potential candidates for the position of Gilgit-Baltistan’s chief minister. Sohail Abbas will likely head the Board of Revenue, while Shams Lone will be given the portfolio of food ministry.
Meanwhile, Javed Manawa will likely be the next GB’s finance minister and Raja Nasir Abbas is likely to be given the portfolio of Sports, Culture, and Tourism. Wazir Kaleem and Raja Azeem will likely be the next ministers for the department of works and education, respectively.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) had grabbed 10 seats in the general elections. However, after gaining the support of six independent winners and allotment of six reserved seats, PTI secured 22 out of the 33 seats in the Assembly.
