--- title: "AJK government allocates portfolios to eight-member cabinet" description: "Most outlets reported the allocation of portfolios to the eight-member AJK cabinet, with a focus on the formal assignment and the ministers assuming their responsibilities. Dawn and The Express Tribune mentioned that Prime Minister Iftikhar Gilani retained key portfolios pending upcoming polls and cabinet expansion. Dunya News specifically listed the ministries assigned, including health, education, and energy, while other outlets did not provide such details." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/6589-small-ajk-cabinet-sworn-in-as-pm-gillani-inducts-eight site: HarZaviya language: en --- # AJK government allocates portfolios to eight-member cabinet pakistan · latest filing 6 Sep 2026, 7:56 AM PKT · 4–6 Sep 2026 · 8 articles from 6 outlets over 2 developments ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 5 Sep 2026 — AJK government allocates portfolios to eight-member cabinet (5 outlets) > Most outlets reported the allocation of portfolios to the eight-member AJK cabinet, with a focus on the formal assignment and the ministers assuming their responsibilities. Dawn and The Express Tribune mentioned that Prime Minister Iftikhar Gilani retained key portfolios pending upcoming polls and cabinet expansion. Dunya News specifically listed the ministries assigned, including health, education, and energy, while other outlets did not provide such details. - **Dawn** — [Eight AJK ministers allocated portfolios](https://www.dawn.com/news/2027797/eight-ajk-ministers-allocated-portfolios) · 6 Sep 2026, 7:56 AM PKT > MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Iftikhar Gillani allocated portfolios to his eight-member council of ministers on Saturday, a day after the relatively small cabinet was sworn into office. According to a government notification, the assignments were made under Rule 3(4) of the Rules of Business (Revised), 1985. Mr Gillani retained several key portfolios, apparently pend... - **Dunya News** — [AJK cabinet members allocated portfolios](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/971509-ajk-cabinet-members-allocated-portfolios) · 5 Sep 2026, 7:51 PM PKT · 75% identical wording to the newest filing > AJK government allocates portfolios among cabinet members, assigning key ministries including health, education, energy, forests, revenue, tourism and housing. - **24 News HD** — [AJK cabinet portfolios assigned to eight ministers](https://www.24newshd.tv/05-Sep-2026/ajk-cabinet-portfolios-assigned-eight-ministers) · 5 Sep 2026, 7:42 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government has formally allocated portfolios to all eight cabinet ministers, 24NewsHD TV reported on Saturday. - **Aaj News (English)** — [AJK ministers assigned portfolios](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330471015/ajk-ministers-assigned-portfolios) · 5 Sep 2026, 6:17 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing > Portfolios have been formally allocated to eight ministers in the newly formed Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) cabinet, with the ministers assuming their respective responsibilities under a working notification. Dr Mustafa Bashir Abbasi has been given the portfolio of public health, while Chaudhry Azhar Sadiq has been assigned education. Raja Riyasat Khan has been given the local government portfo... - **The Express Tribune** — [AJK government allocates portfolios to eight-member cabinet](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2627624/ajk-pgovernment-allocates-portfolios-to-eight-member-cabinet) · 5 Sep 2026, 4:43 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing > AJK PM Iftikhar Gilani retains key portfolios pending polls in seven Poonch Division seats and cabinet expansion ### 4 Sep 2026 — AJK PM Iftikhar Gillani forms eight-member cabinet (3 outlets) > Most outlets led with the formation of a small eight-member cabinet by AJK Prime Minister Iftikhar Gillani, noting the inclusion of seven directly elected and one indirectly elected lawmakers. The Express Tribune and Pakistan Today highlighted that the ministers were appointed without portfolios, while Dawn described the cabinet as “relatively small” and mentioned that one member was an overseas lawmaker. Portfolio assignments were noted as pending in The Express Tribune, while Pakistan Today also mentioned that four of the ministers had prior experience. - **Pakistan Today** — [‘Small’ AJK cabinet sworn in as PM Gillani inducts eight ministers ‘without portfolios’](https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/09/04/small-ajk-cabinet-sworn-in-as-pm-gillani-inducts-eight-ministers-without-portfolios) · 4 Sep 2026, 10:25 PM PKT > AJK Prime Minister Iftikhar Gillani formed an eight-member small cabinet on Friday, inducting seven directly elected and one overseas lawmaker as ministers without portfolios. Four have served as ministers before, while no advisers or special assistants were appointed and portfolios remain undecided - **Dawn** — [AJK PM Iftikhar Gillani constitutes 8-member cabinet](https://www.dawn.com/news/2027490/ajk-pm-iftikhar-gillani-constitutes-8-member-cabinet) · 4 Sep 2026, 9:00 PM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing > MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Iftikhar Gillani on Friday constituted a relatively small cabinet, appointing seven directly elected and one indirectly elected lawmakers as ministers without portfolios. The newly appointed ministers took oath at a ceremony held at the Presidency, with acting President Chaudhry Tariq Farooq administering the oath in the presence of Prim... - **The Express Tribune** — [AJK’s PML-N led government forms eight-member cabinet](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2627471/ajks-pml-n-led-government-forms-eight-member-cabinet) · 4 Sep 2026, 4:30 PM PKT · 75% identical wording to the newest filing > Portfolios are expected to be assigned to the ministers in the coming days ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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