{"id":82625,"date":"2026-01-02T17:57:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T12:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/?p=82625"},"modified":"2026-01-02T17:57:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T12:57:52","slug":"82625","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/tg\/2026\/01\/02\/82625\/","title":{"rendered":"14-Member Caretaker Cabinet for Gilgit-Baltistan Notified After Over a Month\u2019s Delay; One Woman Included as Advisor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Islamabad: More than five weeks after the caretaker Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan took oath on 25 November, the Federal Government has finally notified a 14-member Caretaker Cabinet for the region, which includes one woman appointed as an advisor.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to an official notification issued by the Gilgit-Baltistan Council, the appointments were made by the Prime Minister in his capacity as Chairman of the Gilgit-Baltistan Council, on the advice of the caretaker Chief minister, under Article 48-A(2) of the Government of Gilgit-Baltistan Order, 2018.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The caretaker cabinet comprises 12 ministers and two advisors, including Syeda Fatima, who has been appointed as the sole woman advisor.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Caretaker Cabinet Members<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">1. 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