LAHORE: In a late-night reshuffle on Friday, the Punjab government transferred several senior bureaucrats, including an officer whose work Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz had recently been highlighting as her government’s achievement.
The government notified transfer of Punjab housing urban development & public health engineering department (HUD&PHE) secretary retired Capt Noorul Amin Mengal and directed him to report to the S&GAD for further orders.
Mr Mengal was spearheading the “Apni Chat Apna Ghar” programme and the chief minister was considering it as her government’s flagship initiative, which earned accolades at international level and eventually received the prestigious UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award in Muscat about a month ago.
Mr Mengal has been replaced by Danish Afzal, who was currently serving as secretary labour and human resource department and transferred.
Punjab women development department secretary Saman Rai has been transferred to labour and human resource department. Ms Rai has been replaced by Dr Sajid Mahmood Chauhan, who was serving as board of revenue member (Judicial), and transferred.
The government has withdrawn a transfer notification as it had posted senior bureaucrat Ali Jan Khan as secretary school education on Oct 22. However, Mr Jan had refused to take the charge of school education secretary.
MD procurement regulatory authority (PPRA) Sahibzadi Wasima Umar has been transferred and posted as secretary school education.
The government transferred and swapped secretary (Services), S&GAD, Muhammad Jahanzeb and Commissioner Lahore Division Nauman Yousaf.
Director-General (Monitoring), home department Muhammad Athar Masood has been transferred and posted as DG Katchi Abadies, Punjab. He has been replaced by DG labour welfare Punjab Syeda Kalsume Hai.
In a separate notification, the Punjab government posted 15 senior officers, who were either OSDs or awaiting posting in the S&GAD.
Imrana Touqir has been posted as DG directorate of literacy & non-formal basic education, Punjab; Muhammad Tariq Masood Farooka posted as DMD of education foundation; Khizar Hayat posted as additional secretary (Admn) HUD&PHE department; Amjad Bashir posted as DG Bahawalpur Development Authority; Afzaal Ahmad Qamar posted as DG, Dera Ghazi Khan Development Authority; Muhammad Meesam Abbas posted as special secretary forestry & wildlife department, south Punjab; Lubna Usman has been posted as additional secretary energy department; Dr Noorul Ain Fatima’s services have been placed at the disposal of Punjab revenue authority, on a deputation basis, for further adjustment as accountant member for Appellate Tribunal, PRA; Muhammad Saleem has been posted as DG (public libraries), Punjab; Hamood-ur-Rehman’s services have been placed at the disposal of Chief Minister’s Office, Punjab, for further adjustment.
Forestry & wildlife department, south Punjab, special secretary Karim Bakhsh has been transferred and posted as DG Soil Survey Punjab.
Punjab Agriculture Commission secretary Muhammad Naeem has been transferred and posted as CEO Punjab Board of Investment and Trade, on a deputation basis.
School education department special secretary Muhammad Iqbal has been transferred and directed to report to the S&GAD for further orders.
Special secretary Chief Minister’s Office Salma Suleman has been transferred and posted as special secretary school education department.
DG (Public Libraries), Punjab, Kashif Manzoor has been transferred and placed at the disposal of PRA on deputation basis for further adjustment as Member PRA.
Published in Dawn, November 7th, 2026
