LAHORE: Fayyaz ul Hassan Chohan has been removed as Punjab's information minister on Monday.

Firdous Ashiq Awan, who previously served as the special assistant to the prime minister on information and broadcasting, has been appointed as special assistant on information to Chief Minister Usman Buzdar.

According to the notification issued two other ministers have also been removed.

The notification further said that Chohan will remain the minister for colonies, while Punjab's information department will also be headed by Awan.

The other two ministers removed by the provincial government are Mehar Muhammad Aslam Bharwana, who was the minister for cooperatives, and Zawar Hussain Warraich, the minister for prisons.