PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Monday requested the federal government to repatriate the services of the provincial chief secretary, Amjad Ali Khan, and authorise the additional chief secretary, Mohammad Azam Khan, to hold additional charge of chief secretary till regular posting against that post.

In this regard, a letter was sent from the Chief Minister Secretariat to the federal secretary establishment division, Islamabad, with the request that the chief secretary should be repatriated with immediate effect.

It has also requested the federal government to communicate a panel of three officers for consideration for the said post by the provincial government.

This will be the second chief secretary to be repatriated back to the federal government during the present provincial government.

The chief secretary, Amjad Ali Khan, was appointed on the present post on April 8, 2014, when the then incumbent Mohammad Shehzad Arbab was repatriated back to the federal government after developing differences with the provincial government.

“I am directed to refer to the subject cited above and to inform that the competent authority has desired to repatriate the services of Mr Amjad Ali Khan (SG-BS-22) Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the Federal Government, Establishment Division Islamabad with immediate effect,” says the official letter sent from Chief Minister Secretariat.

“I am further directed to inform that the competent authority has desired to authorise Mr Mohammad Azam Khan (PAS BS-21), Additional Chief Secretary P&D Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in addition to his own duties till a regular incumbent is posted as Chief Secretary to the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” it adds.

“In view of the above, necessary notification of repatriation/ withdrawal of services of Mr Amjad Ali Khan (SG-BS-22) may please be notified from the Establishment Division, Islamabad and in due course of time a panel of three officers be communicated for consideration of this province for the slot of Chief Secretary as per procedure in vogue,” it says.

Published in Dawn September 20th, 2016