PESHAWAR: A 15-member cabinet of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa took oath here on Wednesday. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Ghulam Ali administered the oath to the ministers and advisers at the Governor’s House. Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, KP Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati, chief secretary, IG Police and head of administrative departments participated in the oath-taking ceremony.

Those who were administered oath included Arshad Ayub Khan, Shakeel Ahmad, Fazal Hakim Khan, Mohammad Adnan Qadri, Aqibullah Khan, Fazal Shakoor Khan, Mohammad Sajjad, Meena Khan, Nazir Ahmad Abbasi, Pakhtoon Yar Khan, Aftab Alam Khan Afridi, Khaleequr Rahman, Syed Qasim Ali Shah, Faisal Khan Tarakai and Mohammad Zahir Shah Toru.

The provincial cabinet was formally announced earlier in the day after approval by PTI founding chairman Imran Khan. Gandapur had held a meeting with Imran Khan in Adiala jail on Tuesday and reportedly got the approval of his cabinet members from his party leader.

Some of the PTI lawmakers who were quite sure about their selection for the cabinet were shocked when they were dropped from the final list. It prompted some of them to lodge a protest through their supporters against the party leadership, particularly Imran Khan as he was stated to have selected the cabinet members. Besides the ministers, Gandapur also appointed five advisers or special assistants, including Syed Fakhar Jehan, Muzzamil Aslam, Mohammad Ali Saif, Mashal Azam and Zahid Chanzeb.