Wapda Chairman Lt-Gen (retd) Muzammil Hussain has tendered resignation from his post, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Saturday.
Muzammil Hussain has forwarded his resignation to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
According to the 24News TV channel, Muzammil Hussain mentioned personal reasons for his resignation. Due to personal and family compulsions he could not continue the job, he wrote.
In August 2021, the Ministry of Water Resources had notified the appointment of Muzammil Hussain as the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) chairman for a second consecutive term of five years. “In pursuance of the cabinet’s decision in case No 747/26/2021 of Aug 17 conveyed vide cabinet division’s memorandum No 26/CM/2021-D of Aug 20, Mr Muzammil Hussain is appointed as chairman, Wapda, for a term of five years in accordance with Section 4(2) of Wapda Act, 2958 with effect from Aug 24,” the then notification read.
Mr Hussain had first been appointed to the post on Aug 24, 2016 by the then prime minister Nawaz Sharif. He was given the charge after Zafar Mahmood had resigned from the post citing “personal reasons”.
Reporter Awais Kiyani