Musaddiq Abbasi appointed special assistant to K-P CM

The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government appointed on Tuesday Brigadier (retd) Muhammad Musaddiq Abbasi as special assistant to the chief minister on anti-corruption.

This appointment was made under the powers conferred by Section 3(J) & (3) of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Advisors and Special Assistants to the Chief Minister (Appointment) Act, 1989.

According to the notification issued by the Administration Department of the provincial government, the appointment was made by the governor on the advice of the chief minister and comes into effect immediately.

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Earlier, the provincial government issued transfer and posting orders of four bureaucrats including the Additional Secretary, Chief Minister’s Secretariat.

According to the K-P Establishment Department, CM Secretariat Additional Secretary Muhammad Saleh had been posted as HRM/ Finance Director at the K-P Public Procurement Regulatory Authority while Local Government Deputy Secretary Naseer Ahmad had been transferred to the CM Secretariat.

Furthermore, Arifullah of the Industries Department has been posted as the PSO to the K-P chief minister, replacing Imran Anwar who has been directed to report to the Establishment Division.