In Pakistan, the position of Chief Secretary (Urdu: معتمدِ اعلٰی) is occupied by the highest-ranking civil servant in each of provinces or administrative units (excluding Islamabad Capital Territory). The Chief Secretaries are the executive administrative heads of their respective provinces. [1]
Chief Secretaries of Pakistan | |
---|---|
Reports to | Prime Minister of Pakistan |
Residence | Chief Secretary House (Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan and KPK) |
Seat | Provincial Secretariat |
Appointer | Prime Minister of Pakistan |
Current Chief Secretaries in Pakistan
editProvince/Territory | Name | Took office
(tenure length) |
Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
Azad Kashmir (list) |
Dawood Muhammad Bareach | 10 July 2022
(2 years, 165 days) |
[2] |
Balochistan (list) |
Shakeel Qadir Khan | 18 August 2023
(1 year, 65 days) |
[3] |
Gilgit-Baltistan (list) |
Mohyuddin Ahmad Wani | 27 April 2022
(2 years, 178 days) |
[4] |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (list) |
Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry | 21 March 2023
(1 year, 215 days) |
[5] |
Punjab (list) |
Zahid Akhtar Zaman | 24 January 2023
(1 year, 272 days) |
[6] |
Sindh (list) |
Asif Hyder Shah | 12 March 2024
(224 days) |
[7] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Sumra, Anwer (22 October 2013). "Top civil service job: Four candidates in running for chief secretary". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Usman Chachar named new AJK chief secretary". The Nation. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Raza, Syed Irfan (19 August 2023). "Major reshuffle in top bureaucracy on ECP direction". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Transfers, postings in civil service". Pakistan Today. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Federal govt replaces KP chief secretary". www.nation.com.pk. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ Gabol, Imran (7 September 2021). "Federal cabinet appoints Kamran Ali Afzal as Punjab chief secretary, Sardar Ali Khan as Punjab IGP". Dawn. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Sindh's new CS appointed". The News International. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.