Pakistan's cabinet gets its first Hindu minister in 20 years
Darshan Lal has become the first Hindu to be inducted in Pakistan's cabinet of ministers in over 20 years. New Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has named Lal, a practising doctor, as the Interprovincial Coordination Minister. Lal was elected to the national assembly for the second time on a Pakistan Muslim League (N) ticket under the minority quota in 2013.