Governor Kundi forms 11-member advisory council in...

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• Former caretaker provincial minister Dr Syed Aamir Abdullah will oversee education.
• Retired Lieutenant General Nigar Johar Khan, a former surgeon general of the Pakistan Army, will advise on health matters.
• Former caretaker provincial minister Asif Rafiq Afridi will handle communications and works, local government, housing and transport.

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Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi has formed an 11-member special advisory council comprising experienced administrative officials, economists, legal experts, politicians and professionals from various fields.

The council includes two former Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chairmen, a former senator, a former provincial advocate general, a former inspector general of prisons and a retired surgeon general of the Pakistan Army. Its members will provide advice on key provincial matters, including finance, energy, law, industry, security, education, health, minerals and development.

Former caretaker provincial minister Dr Syed Aamir Abdullah will oversee education. He has previously served as caretaker minister for industries and commerce and worked as a consultant for the United Nations Development Programme.

Former FBR chairman Tariq Mahmood Pasha will advise on finance, revenue, excise and taxation. He has also served as the prime minister’s special assistant on revenue and as secretary of economic affairs.