The 19-member federal cabinet, which includes some new members, was sworn in by President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday following days of intense consultation among the ruling allies. A report sent to the Aiwan-e-Sadr earlier today stated that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday suggested 19 people to the president for the appointment to the federal cabinet. The PML-N lawmakers Ahsan Iqbal, Khawaja Asif, Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh, Riaz Hussain Pirzada, Rana Tanveer, Azam Nazeer Tarar, Jam Kamal Khan, Amir Muqam, Awais Leghari, and Attaullah Tarar are among those who were recommended for the federal ministries under clause 1 of Article 92 of the Constitution. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui of the MQM-P and Abdul Aleem Khan of the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party are also included on the list.