The strength of the Punjab cabinet under Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has surpassed that of his predecessor Shehbaz Sharif as there were 34 ministers in Shehbaz’s cabinet, who have now reached 37, reported 24News TV channel on Thursday. 

Sources told 24News that there were four special assistants and five advisers to CM Buzdar as well. 

A day ago (Wednesday, November 24), 24News had reported that with the induction of Senator Aun Abbas Bappi as a special assistant to the prime minister, the strength of the federal cabinet had reached 53.  

The channel reported that there were 17 unelected members in the cabinet besides 27 federal ministers and four ministers of state. 

It was further told that of total 17 special assistants to PM, 12 were unelected while prime minister’s five advisers were not elected either.  

Reporters Qaiser Khokhar