The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Law Department has removed 61 legal officers from the Advocate General’s Office following the imposition of emergency and governor’s rule in the province, according to a reported notification.

The removals include 26 additional advocate generals, 31 assistant advocate generals and four advocates on record.

Meanwhile, Additional Advocate General Shah Faisal Ilyas had resigned in protest against the decision to impose governor’s rule and an emergency.

Federal Government Reshuffles KP Administration

The federal government has introduced major administrative changes since the emergency measures took effect.

First, the government removed KP Chief Secretary Shahab Ali Shah. It then appointed Grade-22 officer Dr Muhammad Fakhr Alam Irfan as the new chief secretary.

The government has also transferred and appointed several bureaucrats and police officers across the province.

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In addition, it ordered the deployment of Pakistan Army personnel under Article 245 of the Constitution. The troops will assist the civil administration and help protect citizens, public property and government installations.

Advisory Council and New Secretariat Established

Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said the government had established an 11-member advisory council to assist Governor Faisal Karim Kundi with provincial affairs.

The government has also created a separate secretariat for 12 security-sensitive districts. The secretariat will oversee administrative matters under the governor and the chief secretary.

Meanwhile, the government appointed Muhammad Yahya Akhunzada as additional chief secretary for these districts. It also designated him as their administrator. His appointment will take effect immediately.

26 Additional Advocate Generals Removed

According to the reported Law Department notification, the government removed the following 26 additional advocate generals:

Naumanul Haq Kakakhel, Aqeel Hussain, M. Riaz Khan Painda Khel, Amir Zaib, Ayub Zaman, Abdul Rauf Afridi, Umair Azam Khan, Mudassir Ejaz, Nadeem Shah, Asad Jan Durrani, Taimoor Haider, Niaz Muhammad, M. Shehzad Nawaz, Alam Khan Adinzi, Mehreen Manwar/Mehrish Manwar, Naseeruddin Shah, Shah Faisal Ilyas, Altaf Khan, Muzammil Khan, Muhammad Bashar Naveed, Sardar Basharat Khan, Malik Amjad Inayat, Ghulam Muhammad Sapal, Haq Nawaz Khan, Mansoor Sadiq and Saifur Rehman.

Four Advocates on Record Also Removed

The notification also names four advocates on record whose positions the department has terminated:

Zahid Yousaf Qureshi

M. Ajmal Khan

Fareedullah Kundi

Malik Akhtar Hussain Awan

31 Assistant Advocate Generals Removed

The department has also removed the following 31 assistant advocate generals, according to the notification:

Taskinuddin Khattak, Javed Khan, Javedullah, Yasir Khalid, Bilal Khan, Rehmat Ali, Arbab Fakhr-e-Alam, Humaira Gul, Jawad Ali, Arshad Azam, Farhan Qadeer, Waqar Orakzai, Umar Khan, Abid ur Rehman, Shahid Khan, Syed Bilal Shafi Andrabi, Mushtaq Rahim, Amir Khan, Shoaib Ali, Yasir Saleem, M. Adnan Sher, Inamullah Khan, Ahmad Abu Hanifa Imam, Rahimullah, Kamal, Muhammad Furqan, Imran Khan, Najeebullah, Abdul Waheed, Irshad Ahmad Khan and Abdul Qayyum.

These changes mark a significant reshuffle of KP’s legal and administrative structure following the federal government’s emergency measures.