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Gilani confers minister status on Sherry Rehman
 [Dawn] Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani... Pakistain's erstwhile current prime minister, whose occasional feats of mental gymnastics can be awe-inspiring ... on Wednesday conferred the status of Federal Minister on Excellency Ms. Sherry Rehman, Ambassador of Pakistain to the US. The Cabinet Division has issued the notification in this regard. The former information minister was appointed Pakistain's ambassador to the United States on 23rd November last year. She was member of the National Assembly before appointed as an ambassador and was serving as chairperson Pakistain Red Islamic Thingy Society. Ms Rehman has also remained a member of the National Security Committee of Pakistain's Parliament and is the founding president of the Jinnah Institute in Islamabad, an independent public policy institute committed to regional peace and inclusive democracy in Pakistain. She has served as Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting from March 2008 to March 2009. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday conferred the status of Federal Minister on Excellency Ms. Sherry Rehman, Ambassador of Pakistain to the US. The Cabinet Division has issued the notification in this regard. The former information minister was appointed Pakistain's ambassador to the United States on 23rd November last year. She was member of the National Assembly before appointed as an ambassador and was serving as chairperson Pakistain Red Islamic Thingy Society. Ms Rehman has also remained a member of the National Security Committee of Pakistain's Parliament and is the founding president of the Jinnah Institute in Islamabad, an independent public policy institute committed to regional peace and inclusive democracy in Pakistain. She has served as Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting from March 2008 to March 2009. Posted by: Fred 2012-04-12 |
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