KP govt reshuffles 23 secretaries, 19 DCs after governor’s rule

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has transferred and appointed secretaries to 23 administrative departments and deputy commissioners (DCs) in 19 districts following the imposition of governor’s rule in the province.

The extensive administrative reshuffle affects key departments, including agriculture, finance, health, education, home affairs, information technology and communications, alongside district administrations across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Under the new appointments, Aamir Afaq has been posted as Secretary Agriculture, Hamidullah Shah as Secretary Excise and Taxation, Idrees Khan as Secretary Auqaf, Saqir Raza Aslam as Secretary Communication and Works, Aamir Latif as Secretary Minerals, Zubair Ahmed as Secretary Transport, Masood Younis as Secretary Inter-Provincial Coordination, Khalid Ilyas as Secretary Irrigation and Muhammad Bakhtiar as Secretary Information.

Muhammad Zubair has been appointed Secretary Energy and Power, Nisar Ahmed Secretary Information Technology, Tashfeen Haider Secretary Administration, Manzoor Ahmed Secretary Public Health Engineering, Tahir Orakzai Secretary Housing, Abidullah Secretary Higher Education and Yousaf Rahim Secretary Rehabilitation and Settlement.

Other appointments include Fakhr Alam as Secretary Population Welfare, Aamir Sultan Tareen as Secretary Industries and Commerce, Muhammad Ayaz as Secretary Finance, Shahid Sohail as Secretary Law, Inayatullah Waseem as Secretary Elementary and Secondary Education, Muttiullah as Secretary Health and Amjad Ali Khan as Secretary Home.

The government has also reshuffled district administrations, appointing Afaq Wazir as Deputy Commissioner Peshawar, Mansoor Arshad as DC Charsadda, Nasrullah as DC Swabi, Shah Saud as DC Mardan, Ziaur Rehman as DC Bannu, Shahid Rafiq as DC Lakki Marwat, Hamid Iqbal as DC Karak, Behzad Adil as DC Abbottabad, Yasir Ali Khan as DC Mansehra and Gohar Ali Khan as DC Battagram.

Adnan Abrar has been appointed DC Swat, Shehryar Qamar DC Swat, Dilnawar Khan DC Upper Dir, Ehsanullah DC Lower Chitral, Arshad Khan DC Upper Chitral, Arif Khan DC Malakand, Waseem Ahmed DC Haripur, Hamid Ali DC Shangla and Anwarul Haq DC Buner.

The reshuffle marks a major administrative reorganisation across the province following the imposition of governor’s rule.

However, the available information does not specify the reasons for the individual transfers or the dates on which the new appointments will take effect.