BNP-M agrees to join PM Shehbaz’s Federal Cabinet

F.P. Report

ISLAMABAD: Efforts of former president Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif bore fruit on Thursday as Balochistan Awami Party-Mengal (BNP-M) has agreed to join federal cabinet.

According to sources, Agha Hassan Baloch will be made Federal Minister for Science and Technology while Hashim Notezai will be appointed Minister of State for Energy.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday held a meeting with Sardar Akhtar Mengal.

The premier said that the government on a priority basis would take measures to ensure the national mainstreaming of the youth of Balochistan.

PM Shehbaz Sharif termed the Baloch workforce an asset for the country.

The meeting, also joined by federal ministers Rana Sanaullah and Khwaja Saad Rafique, discussed the current political situation in the country.