"The apex court had expressed strong reservations over the reappointment of these officers." — File Photo

ISLAMABAD: A list of 15 officers reappointed on the contract basis after their retirement includes senior officials from the police department, Federal Investigation Agency, Federal Board of Revenue, Pakistan Railways, Port Qasim Authority and ministries of ports and shipping and information technology.

He said a two-member committee comprising secretaries of the establishment and cabinet divisions had recommended the prime minister to terminate the services of these officers.

The apex court had expressed strong reservations over the reappointment of these officers despite the fact that they had reached superannuation and asked the government to consider reversing the decision.

Six of the 15 officers belong to Sindh. They are: Provincial police chief Sultan Salahuddin Babar Khattak (grade-22), Joint Director General of Intelligence Bureau Tariq Jamil (grade-21), Deputy Inspector General Major (retd) Khurram Gulzar (grade-20), DIG (Training) Nadir Hussain Khoso (grade-20), DIG Larkana Range Din Muhammad Baloch (grade-20) and Port Qasim Authority Deputy Secretary Muhammad Zamir Farooqui (grade-18).

Seven officers from Islamabad are: Federal Investigation Agency's Director General Waseem Ahmed (grade-21), Intelligence Bureau's Deputy Director General Asghar Mahmood, Federal Board of Revenue's member Abdul Wadood Khan (grade-22), Director Staff of the National School of Public Policy Brig (retd) Shahid Akram Kardar (grade-20), Managing Director of the Pakistan Housing Authority in the Ministry of Housing and Works Muhammad Ali Afridi (grade-22), Director General of Ports and Shipping in the Ministry of Ports and Shipping S.M. Hassan Zaidi (grade-21) and Executive Director of E-Government in the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom Amer Shahzad (MP-1).

Two officers from Gilgit-Baltistan and Lahore are: Gilgit-Baltistan DIG (Headquarters) Lt-Col (retd) Farman Ali (grade-19) and Additional Inspector General of Railways Police in Lahore Mian Akhtar Hayat. Meanwhile, the Punjab government has rescinded the services of seven officers. They are: Chairman of the Punjab Cooperatives Board for Liquidation Nazar Muhammad Chohan, Civil Defence Director General Col (retd) Ihsanur Rehman, Press Secretary to the Chief Minister Shoaib Bin Aziz, Rawalpindi Region DIG (Special Branch) Muhammad Mahmood (retired from the Intelligence Bureau in grade-19), Public Prosecution Department Secretary Maqbool Ahmad, Chairman of the Chief Minister's Inspection Team Ziauddin and ACE Director General Kazim Ali Malik (a retired district and sessions judge). The Punjab government had informed the Supreme Court that the list was not conclusive and authorities were examining the record to ensure implementation of the court orders.