LAHORE: T
he Punjab government on Monday removed Fayyazul Hassan Chohan as provincial information minister.
Meanwhile, Firdous Ashiq Awan, who previously s
erved as the s
pecial assistant to the prime minister on information and broadcasting, has been appointed as s
pecial assistant on information to Chief Minister Usman Buzdar.
According to details, Fayyaz Chohan has b
een removed as t
he Punjab government’s information minist
er.
Chohan will remain the minister for colonies while Punjab’s information department will also be headed by Awan.
Two other ministers Mehar Muhammad Aslam and Zawar Hussain Warraich have also b
een removed from their posts along with Chochan.
Mehar Muhammad Aslam was the minister for cooperatives and Zawar Hussain Warraich was the minister for prisons.