ISLAMABAD, April 18, 2023: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appointed Senator Talha Mahmood as federal minister for of religious affairs and interfaith harmony.
“In terms of rule 3(4) of the Rules of Business, 1973, the Prime Minister has been pleased to assign the additional portfolio of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony to Senator Muhammad Talha Mahmood, Federal Minister for State and Frontier Regions, with immediate effect,” reads the notification.
He has replaced late Mufti Abdul Shakoor, who lost his in a road mishap in the federal capital on April 16.
Earlier, a police report, establishing causes of Mr Shakoor’s death, had said that an over-speeding vehicle crashed into his car that resulted in his death. The vehicle that crashed into the JUI-F leader’s car was going over the speed limit, the report established.
A case had been lodged with the Secretariat Islamabad police station on the complaint of JUI leader Haji Qudratullah.