KP body seeks removal of Secretary Transport.

PESHAWAR -- Standing Committee of Pakhtunkhwa Assembly has removed Secretary Transport from his post for frustrating the Regularization of Employees Act 2022 and creating hurdles in implementation of the law.

Meeting of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Standing Committee on Rules, Privileges and Implementation of Government Assurances was chaired by Deputy Speaker, Mehmood Jan here Tuesday concurred to remove secretary transport for confronting the act.

The meeting was attended by members of the committee including Minister Transport Shah Muhammad Wazir, Asif Khan, Sumaira Shams, Night Yasmin Orakzai, Ranjeet Singh, Salahuddin besides Secretary Transport, Amir Latif, Secretary Establishment, Saeed Akhtar, Special Secretary Local Government, Irfanullah and concerned officials.

The meeting discussed privilege motion of Nighat Yasmin Orakzai regarding regularization of employees working in local government department.

The meeting observed that secretary transport is opposing the legislation and has directed director transport to stop regularisation of employees under the act 2022.

Nighat Yasmin Orakzai said that challenging the act contravenes existing rules and is tantamount to breach privilege of the house. She also demanded removal of secretary...