PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa law department has removed 57 law officers from the advocate general’s office and appointed 27 new law officers after the governor’s approval.

According to an official notification issued by the law department, 26 additional advocate generals and 31 assistant advocate generals have been removed from their positions. The new appointments will take effect immediately.

The notification named Shahid Raza Malik, Daniyal Khan Daulat Khan, Lajbar Khan and Ashfaq Daudzai as additional advocate generals in Peshawar, while Junaid Zaman has also been appointed additional advocate general.

Palwasha Rani has been appointed assistant advocate general in Peshawar.

Mohsin Kamran, Qayyum Khattak, Waqasur Rehman, Malik Irfan Qaiser, Nida Khan, Waqar Khalil and Haris Iqbal have been appointed assistant advocate generals in Peshawar.

For Dera Ismail Khan, Mohammad Yousaf Khan has been made additional advocate general and Asif Bilal assistant advocate general.

Also, Zahidul Haq and Sohail Khan have been appointed additional advocate general and assistant advocate general, respectively, in Bannu.

In Swat, Khawaja Salahuddin has been appointed additional advocate general and Mushtaq assistant advocate general. Sajidur Rehman and Fayyaz Mohammad have been appointed additional advocate general and assistant advocate general, respectively, in Abbottabad.

The notification also named Shamail Aziz and Altaf Ahmad as additional advocate generals for the Islamabad station.

All appointments will take effect immediately, according to the notification.

Published in Dawn, October 13th, 2026