Major bureaucracy shake-up in Punjab

A large-scale shake-up in Punjab bureaucracy was carried out on Wednesday with many government departments seeing their top officers replaced, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

Communication and Works (C&W) Secretary Asadullah Khan has been transferred and posted as the agriculture secretary.

In Asadullah Khan’s place, Mujahid Sher Dal has been posted as the C&W secretary.

Muhammad Ajmal Bhatti has been posted as the energy secretary while the additional charge of CEOI Department has been withdrawn from Mujahid Sher Dil.

Muhammad Ajmal Bhatti has also taken the additional charge of CEOI Department.

Environment Secretary Syed Mubashir Hussain has been made OSD.

Local Government Secretary Naeem Rauf has been transferred and posted as the environment secretary.

Asad Rehman Gilani has been appointed as the local government secretary.

Labour Secretary Dr Sohail Shehzad has been made OSD.

Dera Ghazi Khan Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chattha has been transferred and posted as the labour secretary.

Muhammad Usman Anwar has been posted as the DG Khan commissioner.

Secretary Minerals Amir Ijaz Akbar has been made OSD.

Excise Secretary Waqas Ali Mahmood has been posted as the social welfare secretary.

Saima Saeed has been posted as the excise secretary.

Sumaira Samad has been posted as the women development secretary.

Ali Sarfraz Hussain has been posted as the housing secretary.

Transport Secretary Nadir Chattha has been posted as the food secretary.

Muhammad Ahsan Waheed has been posted as the transport secretary.

Asadullah Faiz has been posted as the sports secretary.

Livestock Secretary Naveed Haider Shirazi has been transferred and posted as Member Board of Revenue.

Imran Sikandar Baloch has been posted as the Faisalabad commissioner.

Nabeel Javed has been posted as the School Education Department secretary.

Multan Commissioner Irshad Ahmed has been transferred and posted as the Sargodha commissioner.

Bahawalpur Commissioner Muhammad Zafar Iqbal has been transferred and posted as the Forest Department secretary.

Raja Jahangir Anwar has been posted as the Bahawalpur commissioner.

Ehsan Bhutta has been posted as the tourism secretary.

Ahmed Aziz Tarar has been posted as the Archeology Department director general.

Sahiwal Commissioner Ali Bahadur Qazi has been made OSD.

Salwat Saeed has been appointed as the Sahiwal commissioner.

Rafaqat Ali has been posted as the excise director general.

PHA Director General Zeeshan Javed has been made OSD.

Reporter: Qaiser Khokhar