Major Administrative Overhaul Expected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bureaucracy; Proposal to Impose Emergency in 12 Districts Under Active Consideration as Centre Relocates High-Level Security Review to Aiwan-e-Sadr
ISLAMABAD : With the political tensions and security issues growing, significant shakeup in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa bureaucracy is expected with administrative homework done to transfer, post and reshuffle deputy commissioners, secretaries and regional police officers around the province.
The decision to declare an emergency in the 12 districts of the province is being closely watched and any attempt to limit the Chief Minister and provincial cabinet will depend on the talks between government team and opposition parties in the first phase, sources said.
Main features of the Administrative Reorganisation and High Level Consultations
The venue for the federal government’s high-level session has been changed from the government’s traditional location to Aiwan-e-Sadr.In a momentous development, the location of Federal Review has been shifted from the traditional venue of the government to Aiwan-e-Sadr. High-level ministerial delegation will also be with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at Aiwan-e-Sadr at 5 PM. The session will discuss the status of KP’s security, the recent remarks of the Chief Minister, possibility of emergency and Governor’s Rule, and counter-strategies for the current political long march.
Bureaucracy and Police Reshuffle: Lists for new assignments of district, regional and divisional police command in KP are finalized.
Senior PTI leaders, including Barrister Gohar Khan, will meet KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi directly in PTI Internal Strategy Meetings. The meeting will review the current political environment, relay messages sent at the federal level and discuss the current long march strategy.