The Punjab cabinet to be formed with Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi as the provincial chief minister will initially consist of 25 members, it was learnt on Wednesday.
Names of Raja Basharat, Usman Buzdar, Yasmin Rashid, Hafiz Ammar Yasir, Shahabuddin Seharr, Ghazanfar Abbas Cheena, Taimur Bhatti, Faisal Cheema, Rafaqat Gilani, Murad Raas, Hashim Jawan Bakht, Chaudhry Zaheeruddin, Ali Afzal Sahi, Zain Qureshi, Aslam Iqbal, Rana Shehbaz, Saifuddin Khosa, Raja Humayun Yasir and Rashid Hafeez are under consideration for different ministerial portfolios. Meanwhile, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has decided to visit Lahore Thursday for consultations regarding government formation in Punjab.
According to PTI sources, Imran Khan will meet the Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi as he reaches Lahore on Thursday. He will be briefed on the matter of government formation in Punjab and will also take important decisions in this regard, said sources.
In his meetings with Pervaiz Elahi and other leaders, Imran Khan will also discuss the performance road map of the Punjab government.