Islamabad, Pakistan (BBN)- The federal cabinet ministers have tendered their resignations to Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, who intends to dissolve the cabinet and appoint a smaller version to tackle economic crisis.
The ministers submitted resignations during the last meeting of the current cabinet held in the capital Islamabad on Wednesday. The state ministers were not invited in the meeting, according to reports.
"Today's meeting is going to be the last meeting of the present cabinet," Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani reportedly told the cabinet.
The ministers tendered their resignations to Mr. Gilani and that the new cabinet would be announced within four days, although analysts and the political opposition dismissed the move as window dressing, government officials said.
BBN/SI/AD-09Feb11-9:02 pm (BST)
