The new ministers with their portfolios allotted to them are:
General Ayub Khan-Defense.
Mr. Ghyasuddin Pathan-Food and Agriculture and Parliamentary Affairs
Mir Ghulam Ali Khan Talpur-Information, Broadcasting and Education.
Mr. M. A. H. Ispahani-Industries and Commerce.
Maj-Gen. Iskander Mirza-Interior, States and Frontier region.
Choudhury Mohammed All-Finance, Kashmir Affairs and Refugee and Rehabilitation
Mr. Mohammed Ali, Prime Minister-Foreign Affairs and Communications.
Dr. A. M. Malik-Health and Works.
Two State Ministers
Mr. Murtaza Reza Choudhury and Sardar Ameer Azam Khan will continue as Ministers of state for Finance and Defence respectively-APP.
General Ayub Khan will also continue as Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army.
ALI’S BROADCAST.
Karachi: Prime Minister Mohammed Ali, a few minutes after the swearing in ceremony of his 8-men new Cabinet told the Nation over Radio Pakistan that the People will be given an opportunity to elect a fresh Constituent Assembly “as early as possible”.
Mr. Ali said that some of the actions of the Constituent Assembly were questioned by the majority of the people and that it had failed to inspire confidence in them. In fact, its actions had the contrary effect.
He declared that the constitution making has not more important than the security of the country.
Following is full text of the Prime Minister’s broadcast:
“Fellow countrymen, most of you have no doubt heard that the Governor-General has issued a proclamation today declaring a State of Emergency throughout Pakistan. He considers that the Constituent Assembly as at present constituted has lost the confidence of the people can no longer function. The ultimate authority vests in the people who must decide all issues including constitutional issues through representatives to be elected afresh. For that purpose elections will be held as early as possible. Until such time as the elections are held, the administration of the country has to be carried on. The Governor- General, therefore, called upon me to reconstitute the Cabinet so as to give the country a vigorous and stable administration. This invitation I accepted. It was a duty which in this hour of crisis I owed to the country and to you, my beloved countrymen. I have accordingly reconstituted the Cabinet which was sworn in about 15 minutes ago. Certain
