Govt forms advisory council to run K-P affairs, orders ADS in 12 districts to improve law and order
“The federal government on Sunday formed an 11-member advisory council to oversee administrative affairs in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and ordered the immediate establishment of Area Development Secretar…”
The decision was taken after the federal government imposed emergency and governor’s rule in K-P as President Asif Ali Zardari signed the summary on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, following the federal cabinet’s approval of the recommendation., the K-P governor would perform the functions of the provincial government on behalf of the federal government, with assistance from an 11-member advisory council.
The council comprises Tariq Mahmood Pasha, Dr Aamir Abdullah, retired Lieutenant General Nigar Johar, Samar Bilour, Dr Sarfaraz Ali, Aamir Javed, Dr M Irshad, Kefayatullah, Tayyab Qureshi, Usman Saifullah Khan and Asif Rafiq.
The federal government has also appointed Sanaullah Advocate as the Advocate General of K-P,. The order stated that provincial government affairs would be conducted in accordance with the relevant constitutional provisions and the K-P Government Rules of Business, 1985, in a manner consistent with the federal directive. The federal order takes immediate effect.
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