{"id":5534,"date":"2026-07-12T07:37:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T07:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=5534"},"modified":"2026-07-12T07:37:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T07:37:36","slug":"cabinet-reshuffle-likely-as-pm-shehbaz-sharif-considers-inducting-young-and-new-faces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=5534","title":{"rendered":"Cabinet Reshuffle Likely as PM Shehbaz Sharif Considers Inducting Young and New Faces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ISLAMABAD:<\/strong> A reshuffle of the federal cabinet is expected as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reportedly completed consultations with his close associates on plans to bring in young and new faces to the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to sources, the prime minister has decided to provide opportunities to emerging leadership as part of efforts to improve the performance and effectiveness of the federal cabinet. Newly inducted members are likely to be appointed as Ministers of State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sources said the government intends to promote hardworking, active, and result-oriented individuals, with performance expected to remain the primary criterion for appointments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prime minister has also reportedly expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of several federal ministries. In particular, concerns have been raised regarding the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Industries and Production, with questions being asked about their effectiveness in achieving government objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the sources, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif voiced concern over the lack of a significant increase in exports and expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of key export sectors, including rice, potatoes, and fruits, where expected targets have reportedly not been achieved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to personnel changes, the government is also considering administrative reforms in certain ministries as part of broader efforts to reduce the financial burden on the national exchequer and improve institutional efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ministry of Water Resources has also reportedly come under scrutiny, with the prime minister said to be unhappy with its overall performance. Practical measures are expected to be introduced to address weaknesses in ministries that have underperformed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sources further stated that the prime minister remains committed to making decisions based on performance and ensuring accountability across government institutions. However, no official announcement regarding the cabinet reshuffle or the names of potential new members has yet been issued by the Prime Minister&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: A reshuffle of the federal cabinet is expected as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reportedly completed consultations with his close associates on plans to..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/437873_9347012_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/437873_9347012_updates-1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/437873_9347012_updates-1-300x171.jpg",300,171,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/437873_9347012_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false],"large":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/437873_9347012_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/437873_9347012_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/437873_9347012_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?cat=3\" rel=\"category\">Pakistan<\/a>","tag_info":"Pakistan","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5534"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5536,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5534\/revisions\/5536"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}