PESHAWAR: As many as 57 officers of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Advocate General’s Office have been removed from their positions following a major reshuffle in the bureaucracy and police department after the imposition of governor’s rule in the province.
Additional Advocate General Shah Faisal Ilyas had already resigned in protest against the decision to impose governor’s rule and an emergency in the province.
The decision to impose emergency and governor’s rule was taken a day earlier, following which the president, on the advice of the prime minister, approved the measures under Articles 232 and 234 of the Constitution of Pakistan.
Immediately after the decision, the federal government introduced several changes to the province’s administrative structure.
The federal government removed KP Chief Secretary Shahab Ali Shah and appointed Grade-22 officer Dr Muhammad Fakhr Alam Irfan as the new chief secretary. Transfers and appointments of several bureaucrats and police officers were also carried out across the province.
The federal government also issued an order for the deployment of the Pakistan Army in the province under Article 245 of the Constitution. The troops will assist the civil administration and help protect citizens, public property and government installations.
According to Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, an 11-member advisory council has also been established to assist Governor Faisal Karim Kundi under the new provincial administrative arrangement.
In addition, a separate secretariat has been set up to oversee administrative affairs in 12 security-sensitive districts. The secretariat will function under the governor and the chief secretary.
Muhammad Yahya Akhunzada has been appointed additional chief secretary for the 12 sensitive districts. He has also been designated administrator of the districts where the emergency has been imposed. His appointment will take effect immediately.
According to a notification issued by the provincial Law Department, 26 officers holding the positions of additional advocate general have been removed. They include Naumanul Haq Kakakhel, Aqeel Hussain, M. Riaz Khan Painda Khel, Amir Zaib, Ayub Zaman, Abdul Rauf Afridi, Umair Azam Khan, Mudassir Ejaz, Nadeem Shah, Asad Jan Durrani, Taimoor Haider, Niaz Muhammad, M. Shehzad Nawaz, Alam Khan Adinzi, Mehreen Manwar/Mehrish Manwar, Naseeruddin Shah, Shah Faisal Ilyas, Altaf Khan, Muzammil Khan, Muhammad Bashar Naveed, Sardar Basharat Khan, Malik Amjad Inayat, Ghulam Muhammad Sapal, Haq Nawaz Khan, Mansoor Sadiq and Saifur Rehman.
Four officers serving as advocates on record have also been removed. They are Zahid Yousaf Qureshi, M. Ajmal Khan, Fareedullah Kundi and Malik Akhtar Hussain Awan.
Furthermore, 31 assistant advocates general have been removed from their positions. They include Taskinuddin Khattak, Javed Khan, Javedullah, Yasir Khalid, Bilal Khan, Rehmat Ali, Arbab Fakhr-e-Alam, Humaira Gul, Jawad Ali, Arshad Azam, Farhan Qadeer, Waqar Orakzai, Umar Khan, Abid ur Rehman, Shahid Khan, Syed Bilal Shafi Andrabi, Mushtaq Rahim, Amir Khan, Shoaib Ali, Yasir Saleem, M. Adnan Sher, Inamullah Khan, Ahmad Abu Hanifa Imam, Rahimullah, Kamal, Muhammad Furqan, Imran Khan, Najeebullah, Abdul Waheed, Irshad Ahmad Khan and Abdul Qayyum.
Commissioners of six KP divisions changed in major reshuffle
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has ordered a major reshuffle in the provincial bureaucracy, announcing transfers and new appointments for commissioners in six divisions.
According to an official notification, Khalid Mahmood, previously serving as Bannu commissioner, has been appointed commissioner of Peshawar.
Ahmed Ali Shah, who was awaiting a new posting, has been appointed commissioner of Mardan.
Samiullah, former secretary of Dera Ismail Khan, has been appointed commissioner of Bannu, while Shakirullah, who was serving as additional home secretary, has been posted as commissioner of Hazara.
In another appointment, federal joint secretary Iqbal Hussain has been assigned the position of commissioner of Malakand.
The notification also announced changes to other administrative positions. Additional Secretary Agriculture Parvez Kashar has been removed from his post, while Peshawar Commissioner Riaz Khan Mahsud and Mardan Commissioner Habibullah have been designated officers on special duty (OSDs).
Meanwhile, Hazara Commissioner Shahidullah and Malakand Commissioner Masood Ahmed have been directed to report to the Establishment Division, according to the notification.
