Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has picked his closest aides in the newly elected government, and now portfolio of the cabinet surfaced.
PML-N leader Ishaq Dar was given the coveted slot of the minister of foreign affairs, Khawaja Muhammad Asif got Defence, Naqvi was given Interior Ministry and Mr. Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhry was named as Planning Minister.
| Ministers | Portfolio |
| Khawaja Muhammad Asif | Defence
Additional Portfolio: Defence Production Aviation |
| Mr. Mohammad Ishaq Dar | Foreign Affairs |
| Mr. Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhry | Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives |
| Rana Tanveer Hussain | Industries and Production |
| Mr. Abdul Hafiz Tarar | Law and Justice |
| Chaudhry Salik Hussain | Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development |
| Mr. Abdul Aleem Khan | Privatization
Additional Portfolio: Board of Investment |
| Mr. Jam Kamal Khan | Commerce |
| Engr. Amir Muqam | States and Frontier Regions |
| Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari | Railways |
| Mr. Attaullah Tarar | Information Broadcasting |
| Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui | Science and Technology
Additional Portfolio: Federal Education and Professional Training |
| Mr. Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh | Maritime Affairs |
| Riaz Pirzada | Housing and Works |
| Musadiq Malik | Additional Portfolio: Petroleum |
| Mr. Mohammad Aurangzeb | Finance
Revenue |
| Ahad Cheema | Economic Affairs |
| Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi | Interior
Additional Portfolio: Narcotics Control |
