Report by Ahmed Shamsur Rehman / ANI
ISLAMABAD– Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi has constituted an 11-member special advisory council comprising experienced administrators, economists, legal experts, politicians and professionals to provide guidance on key provincial matters.
According to the order, the council includes Tariq Mahmood Pasha, Dr Syed Aamir Abdullah, Lieutenant General (retd) Nigar Johar, Samar Haroon Bilour, Dr Sarfaraz Ali Shah, Aamir Javed, Dr Muhammad Irshad, Kifayatullah, Maulana Muhammad Tayyab Qureshi, Usman Saifullah Khan and Asif Rafiq Afridi.
The order also appoints Sanaullah Advocate as the Advocate General of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The advisory council brings together professionals with experience in federal and provincial administration, taxation, law, healthcare, security and economic affairs. Its members will advise on finance, revenue, energy, law, industry, security, education, health, mines and minerals, planning and development, and other key sectors.
Former FBR chairman Tariq Mahmood Pasha will advise on finance, revenue, excise and taxation, while former caretaker provincial minister Dr Syed Aamir Abdullah will oversee education. Former senator Usman Saifullah Khan has been assigned energy, power, planning and development, while former provincial advocate general Aamir Javed will handle law and parliamentary affairs.
Samar Haroon Bilour will advise on information and broadcasting, and former FBR chairman Dr Muhammad Irshad will oversee industries and commerce. Maulana Muhammad Tayyab Qureshi, chief khateeb of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, will look after auqaf and religious affairs.
Retired Lieutenant General Nigar Johar Khan, former surgeon general of the Pakistan Army, will advise on health matters. Former inspector general of prisons Kifayatullah Khan will oversee home and tribal affairs, while Dr Sarfaraz Ali Shah will advise on mines and minerals.
Former caretaker provincial minister Asif Rafiq Afridi will handle communications and works, local government, housing and transport.
The council is expected to recommend administrative reforms, support economic and development planning, and help improve public service delivery. The governor will seek its assistance in carrying out provincial administrative responsibilities. The new arrangements will take effect immediately.
Transfers and Repatriation of Officers
Separately, important personnel changes have been reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa following the proclamation of emergency.
The services of Grade 18 Police Service officers Saad Afridi, Aitzaz Arif and Pre-Gul have been handed over to the KP government from Punjab, Balochistan and Islamabad, respectively. The services of Lieutenant Commander R. Kashif Aftab have also been handed over to the KP government from the Sindh government.
Meanwhile, the Establishment Division has issued a notification directing Pakistan Administrative Service officers posted in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to report to the Establishment Division immediately following the withdrawal of their services by the federal government.
The officers named in the instructions include Ikramullah and Anbar Ali Khan, both Grade 21; Shahidullah and Sohail Khan, Grade 20; and Shah Fahad, Grade 19.
Other officers directed to report include Captain (retd) Mian Adil Iqbal, Muhammad Usman and Captain (retd) Sarmad Saleem Akram, all Grade 19; Shafiullah, Grade 19; Captain (retd) Zubair Niazi and Captain (retd) Sanaullah Khan, both Grade 18; and Ehtesham-ul-Haq and Muhammad Fahim, both Grade 18.
The developments mark significant administrative changes in the province amid the prevailing security and governance situation.
