PM Shehbaz replaces his principal secretary in first reshuffle

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In the first reshuffle soon after taking oath of his office, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has replaced his principal secretary and made the commerce secretary an officer on special duty (OSD).

He also changed the defence production secretary.

According to a notification issued by the Establishment Division, retired Lt Gen Muhammad Chiragh Haider has been appointed the Ministry of Defence Production secretary on a contract basis, on standard terms and conditions, for a period of two years, with effect from March 5. He will replace retired Lt Gen Humayun Aziz.

PM Sharif picked a BS-21 officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS), Asad Rehman Gilani, as his principal secretary, a top position in civil bureaucracy.

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