PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Friday announced transfers and postings of 12 senior officers, including administrative secretaries and directors general.

The reshuffle wherein administrative secretaries of the establishment, home and tribal affairs, food, planning and development, and sports and tourism departments were transferred came weeks after the appointment of Dr Shahzad Khan Bangash as KP chief secretary.

The directors general of the Peshawar Development Authority, excise and taxation department and Pakistan Forest Institute were among those posted out.

A notification issued by the establishment department said that secretary establishment department Zakir Hussain Afridi (PCS, BS-21) had been directed to report to the establishment department, while retired flight lieutenant Iftikhar Ali Sahoo (PAS, BS-21), awaiting posting, was appointed secretary establishment department.

Dr Kazim Hussain Jatoi (PAS, BS-20), who was awaiting posting, has been posted as secretary home department, while secretary home department Ikramullah Khan (PAS, BS-20) has been transferred and posted as secretary finance department.

It said that secretary food department Khushal Khan (PAS, BS-20) had been transferred and posted as secretary home department.

Secretary planning and development department Amir Sultan Tareen (PAS, BS-20) has been transferred and posted as secretary sports and tourism department, while secretary sports and tourism department Mohammad Abid Majeed (PCS, BS-20) has been transferred and posted secretary environment department against a vacant post.

Director general excise and taxation department Saqib Raza Aslam (PCS, BS-19) has been transferred and posted as DG Peshawar Development Authority.

DG PDA Amaara Khan (PAS, BS-19) has been transferred and posted as additional secretary finance department. DG Pakistan Forest Institute Mahmood Aslam (PAS, BS-19) has been transferred and posted as additional secretary finance department.

Special secretary of finance department Shah Mahmood Khan, a BS-20 officer of Pakistan Audit and Accounts Service (PA&AS), has been transferred and posted as secretary planning and development department, KP. Safeer Ahmed (PA&AS, BS-19), additional secretary finance department, has been posted as special secretary at the same department.

Published in Dawn, December 11th, 2021