Close relatives of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) central leaders managed to become part of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Thursday.

As per report, PTI central leader Umar Ayub's cousin Arshad Ayub joined the provincial cabinet while provincial minister Aqibullah is the younger brother of PTI central leader Asad Qaiser.

Similarly, Shahram Turkai's younger brother Faisal Turkai also managed to make a place in the provincial cabinet while PTI's former federal minister Noorul Haq Qadri's nephew Adnan Qadri has also become a part of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet.

Moreover, PTI central leader Sher Afzal Marwat's younger brother Khalid Latif has succeeded in becoming the special assistant to Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur.

Muzamil Aslam from Karachi has been made an advisor to the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Speaking on this issue with a private channel, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister Zahir Shah Toro said that members have been included in the provincial cabinet on the basis of merit, ministers have been included in the cabinet after the approval of the founding PTI.

The effort is to work on merit to get people out of problems, he concluded.