ISLAMABAD, March 27: Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani on Thursday appointed former FIA official Rehman Malik and Hussain Haqqani as his advisers.

A notification issued by the cabinet division announced the appointment of Rehman Malik as adviser to the prime minister on interior and narcotics control with the status of a federal minister. It said the appointment of Mr Malik had been made by President Pervez Musharraf on the advice of the prime minister.

Hussain Haqqani has been made ambassador-at-large.

Former federal secretary Salman Farooqi, it is learnt, will also be given an important assignment in the new set-up.

Mr Malik, a former chief of the FIA, was one of the wanted men in Pakistan during his eight-year exile, for alleged involvement in corruption cases.

He is a close aide of PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and worked as security adviser to Benazir Bhutto during her exile and was also her security chief when she was assassinated in Rawalpindi on Dec 27 last year.

Mr Haqqani’s wife Farah Naz Ispahani has been elected to the National Assembly on a reserve seat.

Opinion

Editorial

Islamabad march
Updated 27 Nov, 2024

Islamabad march

WITH emotions running high, chaos closes in. As these words were being written, rumours and speculation were all...
Policing the internet
27 Nov, 2024

Policing the internet

IT is chilling to witness how Pakistan — a nation that embraced the freedoms of modern democracy, and the tech ...
Correcting sports priorities
27 Nov, 2024

Correcting sports priorities

IT has been a lingering battle that has cast a shadow over sports in Pakistan: who are the national sports...
Kurram ceasefire
Updated 26 Nov, 2024

Kurram ceasefire

DESPITE efforts by the KP government to bring about a ceasefire in Kurram tribal district, the bloodletting has...
Hollow victory
26 Nov, 2024

Hollow victory

THE conclusion of COP29 in Baku has left developing nations — struggling with the mounting costs of climate...
Infrastructure schemes
26 Nov, 2024

Infrastructure schemes

THE government’s decision to finance priority PSDP schemes on a three-year rolling basis is a significant step...