The event was attended by Caretaker Chief Minister Justice (R) Yar Muhammad, Chief Secretary, senior officials, IG Police, representatives of various institutions, and local dignitaries.

Ahead of the ceremony, a notification was issued assigning departments to the ministers.

Sajid Ali Baig was given Interior and Jail Affairs; Ghulam Abbas received Information and IT.

Colonel (R) Abrar Ismail was assigned Finance and Planning & Development, Engineer Altaf Hussain got Local Government and Rural Development, Mehrdad was given Food, and Maulana Sarwar Shah received Minerals & Industries.

Maulana Sharafat Din was assigned Forests, Wildlife, and Environment, while Syed Adil Shah was given Sports, Culture, and Youth Affairs. Engineer Mumtaz Hussain received Water & Power, Bahadur Ali got Education & Law, Dr Niaz Ali was given Health, and Raja Shehbaz Khan was assigned Tourism, Excise & Taxation, and Works & Communications.

The only female member of the 14-strong cabinet, Syeda Fatima, was assigned Social Welfare, Population, and Women’s Development, while Advisor Abdul Hakim received Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Water Management portfolios.