PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has appointed Azmat Hanif Orkazai as the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information Commission for a period of three years.

A notification issued here on Friday said that the competent authority was pleased to appoint Azamat Hanif Orakzai, retired PAS officer of BS-22, as the CIC to the KP Right to the Information Commission with immediate effect.

It said that the new CIC would hold office for a period of three years from the date when he enters office or till he attains the age of 65, whichever is earlier.

The seat fell vacant on Aug 17 after KP’s first CIC Sahibzada Khalid completed his tenure.

Published in Dawn, October 1st, 2016