Grade-20 officer Yahya Akhunzada appointed administrator for 12 districts of KP

The federal government has appointed Grade-20 officer Muhammad Yahya Akhunzada as administrator for 12 designated districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa following the imposition of governor’s rule and an emergency in the province.

According to an official notification, Akhunzada will oversee administrative affairs in the 12 districts in accordance with federal government directives. He has been transferred from the federal government to KP.

Before his appointment, he was serving as additional secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office.

Akhunzada, who belongs to Charsadda, has previously served as additional political agent in South and North Waziristan, secretary of health, information and education in KP, and commissioner of Dera Ismail Khan.

His appointment will remain in effect until further orders. His services have been placed at the disposal of the KP government under Section 10 of the Civil Servants Act, 1973.

The development comes a day after governor’s rule and an emergency were imposed in KP following approval by the federal cabinet and the signing of the summary by the president.