PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has announced the appointment of 11 advisers to assist key provincial departments, including health, finance, education, law, energy, minerals and information.
The list includes former senior government officials, legal professionals, academics, business figures and politicians with experience in their respective fields.
Kifayatullah Khan has been appointed Adviser on Home and Tribal Affairs, while former Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chairman Tariq Mahmood Pasha will advise on Finance, Revenue, Excise and Taxation. Supreme Court lawyer and former KP advocate general Amir Javed has been named Adviser on Law and Parliamentary Affairs.
Dr Syed Amir Abdullah will oversee advice on education, while retired Lieutenant General Nigar Johar Khan, Pakistan’s first female lieutenant general and former Army surgeon general, has been appointed Adviser on Health.
Dr Sarfaraz Ali Shah has been named Adviser on Minerals, and former FBR chairman Dr Muhammad Irshad will advise on Industries and Commerce. Asif Rafiq Afridi has been appointed Adviser on Communications and Works.
Maulana Muhammad Tayyab Qureshi will advise on Auqaf and Religious Affairs, while former senator Usman Saifullah Khan has been named Adviser on Energy, Power, Planning and Development.
National Assembly member and former KP Assembly member Samar Haroon Bilour has been appointed Adviser on Information and Public Relations.
The advisers are expected to provide guidance on their respective portfolios and contribute to provincial policy development, departmental coordination and governance.
