Shah Mahmood Qureshi appointed as Pakistan's foreign minister

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Shah Mahmood Qureshi was appointed as Pakistan's foreign minister on Saturday as Prime Minister Imran Khan approved a 20-member cabinet, Information Minister-designate Fawad Ahmed, who is also known as Fawad Chaudhry, said.

The ministers will take oath on Monday morning, he said on his official Twitter account.

Qureshi, who is a senior leader of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, served as foreign minister from March 2008 to February 2011 when the Pakistan Peoples Party was ruling the country.

The prime minister also appointed five advisers, he said.