KP governor assigns additional portfolios to advisory council members

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi has assigned additional portfolios to members of his advisory council, according to a notification issued by the provincial administration department.

According to the notification, Samar Haroon Bilour, who holds the information portfolio, has also been given the departments of relief, rehabilitation and settlement.

Kifayatullah, who holds the home portfolio, has been assigned food and women empowerment, while Tariq Mahmood Pasha, who looks after finance, will also oversee climate change and environment.

Aamir Javed, who holds the law and parliamentary affairs portfolio, has been given additional charge of labour and inter-provincial coordination.

Dr Syed Amir Abdullah, who oversees education, will also look after social welfare, while Nigar Johar, who holds the health portfolio, has been assigned population welfare.

Dr Sarfaraz Ali, who looks after mines and minerals, will also oversee culture, tourism and sports.

Dr Muhammad Irshad, who holds industries and commerce, has been given additional charge of irrigation and public health engineering.

Asif Rafiq, who oversees communications, will also look after agriculture, livestock and fisheries.

Maulana Tayyab Qureshi, who holds the auqaf portfolio, has been assigned zakat and ushr, while Usman Saifullah Khan, who oversees energy, will also look after science and technology and information technology.

The federal government had established an 11-member advisory council for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and a separate administrative secretariat to oversee 12 terrorism-affected districts after the imposition of emergency and governor’s rule in the province.