国际英语新闻:Pakistan's new cabinet takes oath

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- A 16-member Pakistani cabinet was sworn in on Monday at a ceremony at the President House in the capital Islamabad.

President Mamnoon Hussain administered oath to the new ministers of their offices at the ceremony that was also attended by Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Five advisers to the prime ministers were also inducted into the cabinet. The government has already allotted portfolios.

Shah Mahmood Qureshi will serve as the minister of foreign affairs in the new cabinet.

Qureshi, a senior leader of the ruling Pakistan Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), had previously served as foreign minister during the government of Pakistan Peoples Party during 2008-2011.

Asad Umer, an economist, has been appointed as minister of finance while Pervez Khattak will serve as minister of defense.

Fawad Ahmed, who is also known as Fawad Chaudhry, has been appointed as minister of Information and Broadcasting Division, while Ghulam Sarwar Khan has been appointed as minister of Petroleum Division and Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar will work as minister for water resources.

Imran Khan has summoned the first meeting of the cabinet after the oath taking ceremony to chalk out strategy for the implementation of policies of the new government.