Gilgit-Baltistan notifies 12-member cabinet, PPP gets eight portfolios

Published 22 Jul, 2026 04:10pm 1 min read

The Gilgit-Baltistan government on Wednesday issued a notification for its 12-member cabinet after Governor Syed Mehdi Shah approved the summary sent by Chief Minister Amjad Hussain.

According to the notification, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has been allotted eight ministerial positions, while the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) has secured four cabinet posts.

The PPP ministers include Ali Akhtar, Iqbal Hassan, Nasir Ali, Syed Jalal, Muhammad Naseem, Tauqeer Mehdi, Neknam Karim and Zulfiqar Murad.

The IPP nominees inducted into the cabinet are Muhammad Dilpazeer, Aman Ali, Asad Shafiq and Anwar Ali.

The cabinet has been constituted to ensure representation from all regions of Gilgit-Baltistan.

Five ministers belong to Baltistan Division, five to Gilgit Division, while two represent the Diamer-Astore Division.

The notification was issued after Governor Syed Mehdi Shah formally approved the cabinet summary forwarded by the chief minister, completing the process for the formation of the provincial cabinet.

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