ISLAMABAD: Prime minister Shehbaz Sharif will meet Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur today (Wednesday). As per media reports, the meeting’s agenda will be upon the appointment of chief secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It should be noted that recently the first clash had revealed between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and federal government when Ali Amin asked from federal government to change the current chief secretary. Ali Amin demanded in his plea that the federal government has to appoint Shahab Ali Shah as chief secretary.
Author: Sajjad Ali
Sajjad Ali
Sajjad Ali is ‘Online Web Editor of Khyber News. He is a journalist by profession and working in field for the last ten years. Previously he worked for national media organizations including ‘The Nation’ Daily Pakistan Today, Khyber News. He also worked in media development sector. He can be reached at sajjad.sovereign@gmail.com
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