Pakistan Secretary of Communications

Communications Secretary of Pakistan
Incumbent
Zafar Hassan[1]
AppointerPrime Minister of Pakistan
WebsiteMinistry of Communications

The Communications Secretary of Pakistan is the Federal Secretary for the Ministry of Communications. The position holder is a BPS-22 grade officer, usually belonging to the Pakistan Administrative Service.[2] The Secretary heads the Ministry that is the central administrative authority on communications and transport sector in Pakistan. Notable organisations that come under the purview of the Communications Secretary includes the National Highway Authority (NHA) and the National Highways & Motorway Police (NH&MP).[3] The incumbent Federal Secretary for Communications is Zafar Hassan.

Federal secretaries

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Sr. Secretary Name From To
1 H. S. Ishaque 18-07-1956 06-06-1962
2 M. H. Zuberi 07-06-1962 27-03-1967
3 A. R. Khan 27-03-1967 09-01-1970
4 Ali Hassan 09-01-1970 20-08-1973
5 K. T. Kidwai 27-08-1973 26-04-1975
6 Shah Nawaz Khan 26-04-1975 06-02-1978
7 Maj Gen. Shafqat Ahmed Syed 16-02-1978 25-07-1979
8 F. K. Bandial 25-07-1979 12-03-1986
9 R. A. Akhund 12-03-1986 11-01-1987
10 K. U. Fafooqi 11-01-1987 07-01-1988
11 H. N. Akhtar 07-01-1988 30-08-1989
12 Badruddin Zahidi 30-08-1989 19-04-1990
13 M. Salman Farooqi 19-04-1990 26-07-1993
14 Aitizazuddin Ahmed 26-07-1993 27-12-1994
15 Muhammad Sher Khan 28-12-1984 10-11-1996
16 Inamul Haque 10-11-1998 19-03-1998
17 Dr. Muhammad Akram Sheikh 20-03-1998 10-05-2000
18 Nazar Mohammad Shaikh 14-07-2000 31-03-2001
19 Iftikhar Rashid 12-04-2001 07-02-2005
20 Tariq Mahmud 10-02-2005 12-11-2007
21 Sajid Hussain Chattha 12-11-2007 05-07-2008
22 Sharif Ahmed 11-10-2008 31-12-2010
23 Anwar Ahmad Khan 01-01-2011 04-04-2013
24 Muhammad Arshad Bhatti 04-04-2013 14-02-2014
25 Babar Yaqoob Fateh Muhammad 01-07-2014 05-11-2014
26 Shahid Ashraf Tarar 05-11-2014 01-03-2016
27 Shahid Ashraf Tarar 01-03-2016 26-12-2016
28 Khalid Masood Chaudhary 26-12-2017 17-07-2017
29 Muhammad Siddique Memon 17-07-2017 18-12-2017
30 Furqan Bahadur Khan 19-12-2017 30-08-2018
31 Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui 31-08-2018 19-07-2019
32 Jawwad Rafique Malik 19-07-2019 24-04-2020
33 Mohammad Khurram Agha 09-05-2022 02-11-2023
34 Asif Nawaz 03-11-2023

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ministry of Communications".
  2. ^ "Home". communication.gov.pk.
  3. ^ "National Highways & Motorway Police".
  4. ^ "Ministry of Communications".