Barrister Khalid Khurshid and Fatehullah Khan are potential candidates for CM Gilgit-Baltistan.

ISLAMABAD -- Prime Minister Imran Khan has called an emergency meeting on Friday to finalise the names of the chief minister and other cabinet members for Gilgit Baltistan.

The prime minister will chair the consultative meeting, while the Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Ali Amin Gandapur has been summoned from Gilgit to Islamabad for the purpose.

The PTI has already grabbed the prized posts of speaker and deputy speaker.

According to sources, the names of the upcoming officeholders will be announced after the approval of PM Imran.

Barrister Khalid Khurshid and Fatehullah Khan are the potential candidates for the position of Gilgit-Baltistan's chief minister.

Sohail Abbas will likely head the Board of Revenue, while Shams Lone will be given the portfolio of food ministry, sources said.

Likewise, Javed Manawa will likely be the next finance minister of GB, Raja Nasir Abbas is likely to be given the portfolio of Sports, Culture, and Tourism, while Wazir Kaleem and Raja Azeem will probably be the next...

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