Zahid Akhtar Zaman new Punjab chief secretary, Dr Usman made IGP.

LAHORE -- In a late-night development, the federal government appointed Zahid Akhtar Zaman as Punjab Chief Secretary. He has replaced Abdullah Sumbal who has been asked to report to the Establishment division. Zahid Akhtar is a grade 21 officer of Pakistan Administrative Service currently serving under the Punjab government as Senior Member Board of Revenue. The name of Syed Ali Murtaza a grade 21 officer currently posted as an OSD was also under consideration for posting as chief secretary. Also, Dr Usman Anwar has been appointed as new IG Punjab. Dr Usman has served in FIA and Punjab's special branch on key posts. Aamir Zulfiqar Khan has been transferred and asked to report to the Establishment Division for further orders.

Bilal Siddique Kamyana has been posted as CCPO Lahore for the second time while Ghulam Mahmood Dogar has been transferred and ordered to report to S and GAD for further orders. Kamyana has already served in this position during the brief stint of Hamza Shehbaz Sharif as Punjab chief minister last year. More reshuffle in Punjab bureaucracy is on the cards following the appointment of caretaker Punjab chief minister Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi who...