PM Kakar appoints PTI's former aide as special assistant on investment.

ISLAMABAD -- A former aide and donor of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has been appointed as Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar's special assistant on investment.

Muhammad Tahir Javed, a Texan-Pakistani businessman has been handed the investment portfolio and, with immediate effect, has joined the cabinet, according to a notification from the PM's office.

He has also been granted the same benefits and privileges as the minister of state by PM Kakar.

He owns a US-based multi-million-dollar health company, Riceland Healthcare, and has previously donated money to and campaigned for Imran Khan and the PTI in the United States when the party was in power, The News reported.

Javed, who describes himself as a Pakistani-American business magnate and philanthropist on his social media, has now become a fierce critic of the former prime minister.

He has lambasted Khan, calling him a failure as PM and has expressed that his only claim to fame is his celebrity status as a cricketer.

In a recent interview, he criticised Khan for his untrustworthiness and unsuccessful visit to the US in November 2019, stating that the visit was a waste for Pakistan despite Javed's best efforts to campaign for Khan.

However, when Khan was in office, Javed publicly complimented him for his successful visit and thanked him for highlighting important issues related to Pakistan's...