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Firdous Ashiq Awan Removed and LT Gen (R) Asim Saleem Bajwa appointed as Special Assitant to PM on Information in Honorary capacity who is Chairmain of CPEC authority for 4 Years while Senator Shibli Faraz will be federal minister of Information .

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ISLAMABAD: In a major development, the federal government on Monday named Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Shibli Faraz as new information minister, ARY News reported on Monday.

As per details, the government de-notified Firdous Ashiq Awan as Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting and appointed Shibli Faraz as information minister.

Besides, the incumbent government also appointed Asim Saleem Bajwa as Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information.

https://arynews.tv/en/shibli-faraz-named-new-information-minister/


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In my opinion, this is a really bad precedence. This will enforce the preception of the revolving door between higher-ranking military postings and political positions.

Military higher-ups should keep away from politics or political posts for at least 5 years.
 
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I don't know about this person - but Firdos Ashiq Awan was a wrong appointment. She had a pretty bad reputation at the time of PPP and I wonder who convinced the captain that she was the right horse.

Hope this one does the better job.
 
Wasn't Asim Saleem Bajwa head of the CPEC authority? I agree with removal of Firdous Apa but Shahbaz Gill should have been SAPM Information.
 
Shibli Faraz appointed new information minister, Asim Bajwa replaces Firdous Ashiq Awan: Fawad

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April 27, 2020


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PTI leader Shibli Faraz. — DawnNewsTV/File


PTI Senator Shibli Faraz has been appointed the new information minister of the country, federal minister Fawad Chaudhry announced through Twitter.

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.


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https://twitter.com/fawadchaudhry/status/1254748777824555009

Truly an honorable and dignified man @shiblifaraz has been appointed new Information minister of Pak, and a brilliant @AsimSBajwa appointed SAPM on info both ll make a great team.... all the best


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A notification announcing the changes is expected to be issued by the government; however, the announcement was first made by Chaudhry, the minister for science and technology who earlier held the information portfolio.

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Faraz — who was appointed as the leader of the house in Senate in August 2018 — was elected to the upper house in March 2015 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He is the son of acclaimed (late) poet Ahmed Faraz.

Retired Lt Gen Bajwa had served as Commander Southern Command before his retirement. He remained the director general of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) from 2012 to 2016.

In November last year, Bajwa was appointed by the government as the chairman of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority (CPECA), which comes under the planning and development ministry.


Who is Firdous Ashiq Awan?

Firdous Ashiq Awan, who was a PPP stalwart before she joined the PTI in May 2017, was named the SAPM on information and broadcasting as part of a major cabinet reshuffle in April 2019, eight months after Prime Minister Imran Khan took office.

Awan, along with her husband, was a staunch supporter of the PPP until party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari consolidated his control over the party.

She began her political career in 1990 with a focus on improving the healthcare system, and founded the Society for Health and Development and Exchange.

In 2002, she was elected to NA-286 on a reserved seat for women. In 2008, she successfully contested the NA-111 poll and was appointed the federal minister for population welfare. She later served as the information minister in the PPP government.

In 2013, she again contested the NA-111 poll but this time was unsuccessful. In 2015, she resigned as the PPP Punjab vice president before joining the PTI two years later.
 
In my opinion, this is a really bad precedence. This will enforce the preception of the revolving door between higher-ranking military postings and political positions.

Military higher-ups should keep away from politics or political posts for at least 5 years.
nothing wrong if the person is qualified or has previous experience
 

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