Advisory Council members get additional portfolios

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PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Friday assigned additional portfolios to the Advisory Council members.

According to a notification issued from the administration department, Mr Kifayatullah, already assigned the portfolio of home and tribal affairs, has been assigned the additional portfolios of food and women empowerment, while adviser to the governor on finance, revenue, excise and taxation, Tariq Mehmood Pasha, has been assigned the additional portfolios of climate change and environment.

Adviser for law and parliamentary affairs, Amir Javed, has been assigned additional portfolios of labour and inter-provincial coordination; adviser for education, Syed Amir Abdullah, has been assigned additional portfolio of social welfare, while adviser for health, retired Lt-Gen Dr Nigar Johar Khan, has been assigned additional portfolio of population welfare.

Dr Sarfaraz Ali, adviser to the governor on mines and minerals, has been assigned additional portfolios of culture, tourism, archaeology and museums, sports and youth affairs.

Adviser on industries and commerce, Mohammad Irshad, has been assigned additional charge of irrigation and public health engineering, while adviser for communication and works, government housing and transport, Asif Rafiq, has been assigned additional charge of agriculture, livestock, fisheries and cooperation departments.

Maulana Tayyab Qureshi, the governor’s adviser on Auqaf and religious affairs, has been assigned additional charge of Zakat, Ushr, and adviser for energy and power and planning and development Osman Saifullah Khan has been assigned additional charge of science and technology and information technology.

Adviser for information and public relations, Samar Haroon Bilour, has been assigned additional charge of relief, rehabilitation and settlement.

Published in Dawn, October 31st, 2026

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