Prime Minister Sushila Karki. (File Photo)
Prime Minister Sushila Karki is expanding her Council of Ministers for the fifth time. Minister Karki is set to appoint Balananda Sharma, a retired Lieutenant General of the Nepal Army, as the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
According to a source at the Prime Minister's Secretariat, Sharma’s swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for 2:30 pm today. With this addition, the Karki cabinet will become a 15-member body. The Prime Minister continues to hold the portfolios for the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Water Supply.
Cabinet list
Sushila Karki: Prime Minister (also looking after Defense and Water Supply)
Rameshwar Khanal: Finance; Federal Affairs and General Administration
Kulman Ghising: Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation; Physical Infrastructure and Transport; Urban Development
Om Prakash Aryal: Home Affairs
Anil Kumar Sinha: Industry, Commerce and Supplies; Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs; Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
Mahabir Pun: Education, Science and Technology
Madan Pariyar: Agriculture and Livestock Development
Jagdish Kharel: Communication and Information Technology
Sudha Gautam: Health and Population
Bablu Gupta: Youth and Sports
Kumar Ingnam: Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation
Rajendra Singh Bhandari: Labor, Employment and Social Security
Madhav Chaulagain: Forests and Environment
Shraddha Shrestha: Women, Children and Senior Citizens
Balananda Sharma: Foreign Affairs
While the appointment is confirmed, Sharma’s rank in the cabinet is yet to be determined.
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