PESHAWAR, 12 October, 2026 (Nosheen): As many as 57 officials of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Advocate General’s Office have been removed from their positions following a major reshuffle in the provincial bureaucracy and police department after the imposition of emergency and governor’s rule. Additional Advocate General Shah Faisal Ilyas had earlier resigned in protest against the decision. The emergency and governor’s rule were imposed under Articles 232 and 234 of the Constitution of Pakistan after approval by the president on the advice of the prime minister. Following the decision, the federal government removed KP Chief Secretary Shahab Ali Shah and appointed Grade-22 officer Dr Muhammad Fakhr Alam Irfan as his successor. Several other bureaucrats and police officers were also transferred or appointed across the province. The federal government additionally authorised the deployment of Pakistan Army troops under Article 245 of the Constitution to assist the civil administration and help protect citizens, public property and government installations. According to Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, an 11-member advisory council has been established to assist Governor Faisal Karim Kundi under the new administrative arrangement. A separate secretariat has also been established to oversee administrative affairs in 12 security-sensitive districts.
Muhammad Yahya Akhunzada has been appointed additional chief secretary for these districts and designated their administrator, with his appointment taking immediate effect. According to a notification issued by the provincial Law Department, 26 additional advocates general, four advocates on record and 31 assistant advocates general have been removed from their positions. The additional advocates general include 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. The four advocates on record removed are Zahid Yousaf Qureshi, M. Ajmal Khan, Fareedullah Kundi and Malik Akhtar Hussain Awan. The 31 assistant advocates general removed include 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. The administrative changes mark a significant restructuring of the provincial government’s legal and administrative framework following the imposition of governor’s rule.