ISLAMABAD – Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry is likely to be appointed as Prime Minister Imran Khan’s spokesperson.
Well-placed sources said on Friday that the federal minister will retain his current portfolio of science and technology; Nadeem Afzal Chan, the current spokesperson, would step down soon.
The PM’s Office will issue a formal notification in a few days. Fawad Ch had earlier served as Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting.
He had been firing a broadside at the opposition both on the floor of the parliament and outside it as well.
Nadeem Afzal Chan was appointed as PM’s spox in January this year.