QUETTA, June 21: In an administrative reshuffle in Balochistan some secretaries have been transferred and assigned new jobs. According to an official notification issued on Wednesday, Information Secretary Hafiz Sher Ali was transferred and posted as secretary food, while officer on special duty Shahbaz Khan Mandokhel has been asked to take charge as the information and information technology secretary.

Balochistan Development Authority (BDA) Chairman Arbab Mohammad Yousuf had been transferred and posted as labour and manpower secretary, while BDA Director Mohammad Farooq would be the new chairman of the authority.

Mohammad Jalal Khan Mandokhel, member of the chief minister inspection team, had been posted as the Pishin district coordination officer to replace Asmatullah Kakar who had been asked to take over as the director of the Balochistan Food Department.

Culture, Tourism and Archive, Secretary Mohammad Ayub Baloch would also be given additional charge of the inter-provincial coordination secretary.

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