KARACHI: The Sindh government on Monday made major changes in the provincial cabinet, bringing back old faces, but with the new portfolios.

The Local Government Department, previously allotted to Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Saeed Ghani, has been assigned to Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, along with the charge of the Forest ministry and the portfolio of Religious Affairs.

Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, who had been disqualified for not disclosing his and his wife’s properties in Chicago, the United States of America (USA), has been made adviser to chief minister for the Works and Services Department.

Barrister Murtaza Wahab has been made adviser to Sindh chief minister on law, environment, climate change and coastal development, while Sohail Anwar Siyal has been awarded portfolios for Irrigation, Zakat, Ushr and Auqaf and Anti-corruption Establishment.

Abdul Bari Pitafi was given a portfolio of Livestock and Fisheries Department. Meanwhile, Ismail Rahu was appointed as Minister for Agriculture and Ikramullah Dharejo was assigned the Department of Industries, Commerce and Co-operation.

Hari Ram has been allotted Minorities and Food; Mir Shabbir Ali Bijarani will look after Mines and Minerals, Public Health, and Rural Development Department; Saeed Ghani is now overseeing Labour, Information and Archives; Culture and Tourism will be taken over by Syed Sardar Ali Shah; Faraz Dero has been given the portfolio of Rehabilitation; Muhammad Taimur Talpur of Information, Science and Technology and Ghulam Murtaza Baloch of Human Settlement.—NNI