With an aim to ensure no influence in general elections and comply with election commission’s instructions, more than 15 top brass of the province including the chief secretary and inspector general of police (IGP) are likely to lose their jobs before the set up of interim government.
Moreover, the most influential officers that included daughter and son-in-law of the chief minister, Qaim Ali Shah, will also come under the sharp axe until the new government is formed, reliable sources confided to Pakistan Today.
As per the election commission’s guidelines, no officer, who has remained on a key post for one and half an year, is to be removed.
The services and general administration and coordination department has already transferred the additional chief secretary, planning and development department, Malik Israr Ahmed, and the additional chief secretary (finance), Arif Ahmed Khan. Both these officials are waiting for postings, the sources said.
After the transfer of top two bureaucrats, their boss, the chief secretary, has flown the Islamabad to lobby for his job, the sources said, adding three names were being considered for the new chief secretary that included Syed Alamdar Hussain Naqvi and Imtiaz Qazi.
Interestingly, it was also under consideration that Secretary Education Dr Fazalullah Pechuho, brother-in-law of President Asif Zardari, be promoted to grade 22 and made the Sindh chief secretary.
Among those who will be removed include the secretary board of investment, daughter of chief minister, Nahid S Durrani, CM’s son-in-law, Iqbal Durrani, Secretary Agriculture Aga Jan Akhtar, IG Sindh Fayyaz Leghari and the principal secretary to the chief minister.
Besides, senior officer Qazi Shahid Pervez, who is known for his good conduct and honesty, is likely to be made secretary services before the interim government is formed, they added.
When contacted, a senior officer seeking anonymity told Pakistan Today that senior bureaucracy was consistently holding meetings with the top leadership of the government so that they could get postings on important positions.
“Major reshuffle in the bureaucracy will take place in the days to come however the officers do not disclose the details”.
Sindh’s top brass on the hot seat
