New Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez has retained most members of Gilani's cabinet in his government. Hina Rabbani Khar retains Foreign Ministry Portfolio and Naveed Qamar, the Defence.

Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, whose PML-Q party is a key ally in the Pakistan People's Party-led coalition, was again
inducted as a Senior Minister and given the Defence Production and Industry portfolios.

Farzana Raja, a loyalist of PPP chief and President Asif Ali Zaradri, was among the new faces inducted into the cabinet. She was given charge of the Benazir Income Support Programme, a scheme to help the poor.