Shehbaz Sharif appoints retired general as special assistant on energy
Most outlets led with the appointment of retired Lieutenant General Zafar Iqbal as special assistant to the prime minister on energy. Dawn and Daily Times provided slightly more context, noting the role's oversight of power and petroleum divisions and the status equivalent to a minister of state, respectively. ProPakistani also mentioned the appointment but included less detail.
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PM appoints retired Lt Gen Zafar Iqbal as special assistant on energy
Appointment takes immediate effect with minister of state status; Iqbal already heads council overseeing fuel imports, petroleum exports and power generation priorities
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Lt-Gen Zafar Iqbal (retd) appointed SAPM on energy
ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister has appointed former Lieutenant General Muhammad Zafar Iqbal (Retd) as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Energy, with the status of Minister of State, with immediate effect, placing the head of the National Task Force on Energy in a formal advisory role at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). According to a notification issued by the Prime Minister’s ...
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Zafar Iqbal appointed special assistant to PM on energy
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appointed retired Lieutenant General Zafar Iqbal as special assistant on energy. The appointment gives him the status of a minister of state and takes effect immediately. According to an official notification, he will oversee the power and petroleum divisions. Iqbal has already been supervising both divisions as head of the […]
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DG NEPSA Becomes Energy Advisor
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appointed Lt General (Retd) Muhammad Zafar Iqbal as Special Assistant on Energy, with the status… Read More
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PM Shehbaz appoints retired Lt Gen Zafar Iqbal as SAPM on energy
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday appointed Lieutenant General (retd) Zafar Iqbal as special assistant to the prime minister on energy to oversee the affairs of the power and petroleum divisions of the Ministry of Energy, according to a notification issued by the Prime Minister’s Office. “The prime minister, in terms of Rule 4(6) of the Rules of Business, 1973, has been plea...
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