LAHORE: The Punjab Government has also decided to expand soon as Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz has finalized consultation on names the new ministers.

After the federal cabinet, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) decided to include more ministers in the Punjab cabinet.

Nawaz Sharif has approved the names of the twelve members, Begum Zakia Shahnawaz, Rana Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Mansha Ullah Butt, Ayub Gadhi will be part of the provincial cabinet.

Salman Naeem, Rana Tahir Iqbal, Iftikhar Hussain, Rana Mohammed Arshid are also on the list, while Malik Asad Ali Khokhar, Malik Asif Bha, Usama Leghari and Shoaib Siddiqui have also been shortlisted for the cabinet.

Cabinet newcomers are expected to take oath this week.

It is to be noted that it has been a year to the government of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz.

Currently, the cabinet of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has comprised on 16 -member, of which 5 are special advisors.

In the cabinet, seven ministers belong to Lahore while the remaining 9 ministers are from other districts of Punjab.

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Earlier, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz announced a special bus service for rural women on Saturday.

The provincial government has approved the launch of a dedicated transport service connecting tehsils to district headquarters, with an inter-village transport system also under consideration.