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Ishaq Dar appointed as Deputy Prime Minister with an immediate effect

Dar becomes the second deputy prime minister after PML-Q leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi

The federal government on Sunday appointed Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar as deputy prime minister “with immediate effect.”

According to a notification issued by the Cabinet Division, the appointment was made by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

The notification did not mention the description of his powers.

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The appointment of Deputy PM has been made when the incumbent prime minister is in Saudi Arabia to attend the World Economic Forum special meeting.

Pakistan’s s last deputy prime minister was Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, then of PML-Q, appointed in June 2012 when the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was in power.

Saman Siddiqui

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