{"id":7589,"date":"2026-07-26T08:54:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T08:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=7589"},"modified":"2026-07-26T09:09:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T09:09:13","slug":"election-campaign-ends-in-mirpur-division-as-azad-kashmir-poll-preparations-enter-final-phase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=7589","title":{"rendered":"Hamza Shehbaz Assumes Office at Prime Minister House"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Islamabad:<\/strong> Former Punjab Chief Minister <strong>Hamza Shehbaz<\/strong> has formally assumed office at the <strong>Prime Minister House<\/strong>, according to party sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sources said Hamza Shehbaz met several federal ministers on Saturday as part of his initial engagements after taking charge. He will operate from an office located on the <strong>sixth floor of the Prime Minister House<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to party officials, Hamza Shehbaz will also oversee matters related to the <strong>Public Accounts Committee (PAC)<\/strong> and is expected to play a more active role in coordinating parliamentary and administrative affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Party sources further stated that he plans to establish a committee dedicated to addressing the concerns and grievances of party workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hamza Shehbaz is scheduled to begin handling his official responsibilities on a regular basis <strong>from Monday<\/strong>, when he will formally start attending to office matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The development is being viewed as an expansion of Hamza Shehbaz&#8217;s role within the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the federal government&#8217;s administrative structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hamza Shehbaz previously served as the <strong>Chief Minister of Punjab<\/strong> and is the son of <strong>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif<\/strong>. No official statement has yet been issued by the Prime Minister&#8217;s Office regarding the exact nature or designation of his new responsibilities. The information available so far is based on statements from party sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: Former Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz has formally assumed office at the Prime Minister House, according to party sources. 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