Federal govt appoints new KP chief secretary

ISLAMABAD  –  The federal government on Sunday appointed Dr Muhammad Fakhare Alam Irfan as the new chief secretary of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P).

His appointment as KP chief secretary takes im­mediate effect and will remain in place until further orders, the notification stated. Earlier, the federal government removed 15 key administrative of­ficers from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Chief Secretary Shahab Ali Shah. The reshuffle comes as the federal cabinet on Sunday recommended the im­position of emergency rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) amid a deteriorating security situation and al­legations that the provincial government was delib­erately disengaging from the fight against terrorism.

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The federal government has appointed Dr Mu­hammad Fakhare Alam Irfan, a BS-22 officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS), as the new Chief Secretary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to a notification issued by the Establishment Divi­sion on Sunday, Dr Irfan, who was serving as Secre­tary of the Power Division, has been transferred and posted as Chief Secretary of the provincial govern­ment with immediate effect and until further orders. Meanwhile, Chief Secretary Shahab Ali Shah, a BS-21 officer, has been directed to report to the Establish­ment Division with immediate effect until further orders. Fourteen other PAS officers serving in the province have also been withdrawn from their cur­rent assignments and directed to report to the Es­tablishment Division.

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