ISLAMABAD: Senator Shibli Faraz was appointed as the Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting while Chairman CPEC Lt Gen (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa was appointed as the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting in place of Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan.
Meanwhile, retired Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa has been appointed as special assistant to the prime minister (SAPM) for information, a title previously held by Firdous Ashiq Awan.
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Shibli Faraz was appointed as the leader of the house in the Senate in August 2018. He is the son of acclaimed (late) poet Ahmed Faraz.
Lieutenant General (retd) Asim Bajwa is currently serving as chairperson of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority. Bajwa will serve as the authority’s head for a period of four years.
Senator Syed Shibli Faraz belongs to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. He is currently serving as Leader of the House in the Senate — Upper House of the Parliament. He has been the member of Senate of Pakistan from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since 2015.
It remains unclear why the government chose to bring about the changes to the information ministry.
