AJK chief secretary: Sultan takes charge tomorrow
The new AJK chief secretary is considered to be close to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
MUZAFFARABAD:
The federal government has posted Muhammad Jalal Sakindar Sultan BS-21 officer of the Cabinet Division as Chief Secretary (CS) of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). The new CS will assume the charge on January 5 tomorrow (Tuesday 5) while the present Chief Secretary Abid Ali will complete his civil services career on January 4 (today). The new chief secretary will play an important role as AJK’s head of administration in the forthcoming general elections to be held in June 2016 in the region. The new AJK chief secretary is considered to be close to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and is also the son-in-law of former principal secretary Saeed Mehdi. Secretary General Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Finance Minister Latif Akbar said that the government of AJK has not received any official order of the new CS so far.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 4th, 2016.
The federal government has posted Muhammad Jalal Sakindar Sultan BS-21 officer of the Cabinet Division as Chief Secretary (CS) of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). The new CS will assume the charge on January 5 tomorrow (Tuesday 5) while the present Chief Secretary Abid Ali will complete his civil services career on January 4 (today). The new chief secretary will play an important role as AJK’s head of administration in the forthcoming general elections to be held in June 2016 in the region. The new AJK chief secretary is considered to be close to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and is also the son-in-law of former principal secretary Saeed Mehdi. Secretary General Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Finance Minister Latif Akbar said that the government of AJK has not received any official order of the new CS so far.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 4th, 2016.