KP CM Raises Issue, Preferring Chief Secretary Selection

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government urges the federal government to replace the current chief secretary with Shahab Ali Shah. In a departure from tradition, Chief Minister Ali Amin Gundapur forwards a single nomination instead of the customary panel of three names. The request, conveyed via letter from the Chief Minister’s Secretariat in Peshawar, seeks Shah’s appointment in place of the incumbent, Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry, who assumed office during the caretaker government. Shahab Ali Shah has served in various roles, including additional chief secretary in the PTI government.