Ex- IB Chief Ijaz Shah took oath as the federal minister for parliamentary affairs

Former Director general of the Intelligence Bureau Ijaz Shah was sworn in as the federal minister for parliamentary affairs on Tuesday.

The MNA from Nankana Sahib was administered oath by President Arif Alvi at a ceremony in Islamabad.

last week, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry had taken to Twitter to announce Shah's appointment and said, "On the recommendation of Prime Minister Imran Khan, the president has approved the appointment of Brigadier (retd) Ijaz Shah as federal minister."

Brigadier (retd) Shah was an aide of former president Pervez Musharraf and served as director general of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) from 2004 to 2008.