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ISLAMABAD: Though the cabinet reshuffle may take some pressure off the government in light of the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) recent judgement stating that unelected advisers cannot hold executive responsibilities, the working of important official functionaries remains clouded in uncertainty.

IHC Justice Aamer Farooq, on a petition filed by PML-N lawmaker Rana Iradat Sharif, had ruled that advisers and special assistants could assist and advise the prime minister on their respective subjects but not intervene in the executive’s domain.

After the court threw out the notification about setting up of the Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) and practically ending any role of the PM’s aides in policy-making, the government has belatedly started contemplating various options to deal with the crisis.

Friday’s cabinet reshuffle was one such move in which Adviser on Finance and Revenue Abdul Hafeez Shaikh was sworn in as a federal minister. However, he was deprived of the portfolio of revenue division. On the other hand, the status and functioning of other advisers like Abdul Razak Dawood remain uncertain.

Minister cites earlier SC order, says no issue in enforcing judgement

After Dr Shaikh’s elevation as a federal minister, the government is left with four advisers

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