ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appointed Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan, the owner of Centaurus Mall, as the Coordinator on Tourism. The appointment, made in an honorary capacity, was confirmed through an official notification.
Sardar Yasir Ilyas will immediately begin his new responsibilities. The Prime Minister has instructed all concerned departments to extend full cooperation to the coordinator.
Sardar Yasir Ilyas recently became part of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). He is the brother of former Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas.
It is worth noting that Sardar Tanveer Ilyas announced his inclusion in the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in June 2025, along with several political allies. He made the move after meeting senior PPP leaders, including Faryal Talpur, at Zardari House in Karachi. Others present at the meeting included the Punjab Governor, Senator Saleem Mandviwalla, and Zia Lanjar.
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According to the Zardari House spokesperson, Tanveer Ilyas was accompanied by AJK Assembly member Ali Shan Soni and AJK Prime Minister’s advisor on prisons Sardar Ahmad Saghir in becoming part of the PPP. At the occasion, Tanveer Ilyas praised the PPP’s efforts for the Kashmir cause as “remarkable and unmatched.
