ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi has taken the additional charge as Minister of Parliamentary Affairs in Islamabad on Tuesday.

He visited the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs where the secretary parliamentary affairs briefed the minister about the matters of the ministry.

On November 2, Murtaza Solangi had taken part in the celebrations of the 69th Japan Self-Defence Forces (JSDF) Day.

The minister had attended a reception arranged by the Embassy of Japan in Islamabad to celebrate the 69th anniversary. In the reception, military officials, caretaker ministers, parliamentarians, diplomats, and other individuals were also present.

On the occasion, the minister had felicitated the people and the Government of Japan, and highlighted the growing bilateral ties between Pakistan and Japan in the area of defence.

“I am pleased to see progress in defence exchanges between Japan and Pakistan,” he had remarked on the occasion.