Overview
- Acting President Chaudhry Latif Akbar administered oaths to 18 ministers in Muzaffarabad, while Prime Minister Faisal Mumtaz Rathore swore in two advisers.
- The cabinet includes one woman minister, Nabila Ayub, as the government finalizes its executive team.
- Advisers Sardar Ahmed Sagheer and Sardar Fahad Yaqoob were appointed and took a separate oath from the premier.
- The JAAC agreement limits the cabinet to 20 members and also restricts the number of administrative secretaries to 20.
- Rathore was elected AJK’s 16th prime minister earlier this week after a no-confidence ousted Chaudhry Anwarul Haq, with support from PML-N legislators.