Minister for State and Frontier Regions Senator Muhammad Talha Mahmood has been given the additional portfolio of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, effective immediately.
The decision was made by the Prime Minister on Tuesday, following the death of Religious Minister Mufti Abdul Shakoor, in a road accident in the federal capital on Saturday night.
Muhammad Talha Mehmood, assumed the charge. He paid tribute to the services of his predecessor Mufti Abdul Shakoor.
He then proceeded to the ministry where he held a meeting with the additional secretary, officials, and Hajj Wing staffers to discuss the arrangements for the upcoming Hajj pilgrimage.
