ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Senior journalist and former caretaker information minister Murtaza Solangi has been appointed spokesperson for the President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, on an honorary basis.
In a post on social media site X, Solangi confirmed the development, stating, “I have been appointed the Spokesperson of the President of Pakistan.”
“I will assume my new responsibilities starting tomorrow. Thank you, he wrote.
A little personal news.
I have been appointed the Spokesperson of the President of Pakistan. I will assume my new responsibilities starting tomorrow.
Thank you.— Murtaza Solangi (@murtazasolangi) August 20, 2025
A notification issued by the president’s secretary, Muhammad Shakeel Malik, said that “Mr Murtaza Solangi is appointed as Spokesperson of the President of Pakistan on an honorary/pro bono basis with immediate effect until further orders.”
The senior journalist also served as director general of Radio Pakistan from 2008 to 2013 and remained the caretaker minister for information and broadcasting from August 2023 to March 2024.
