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 […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appointed retired Lieutenant General Zafar Iqbal as the special assistant to the prime minister on energy, effective immediately. This appointment comes under Rule 4(6) of the Rules of Business, 1973, and designates Iqbal as a minister of state. Previously, Iqbal oversaw the power and petroleum divisions of the Ministry of Energy as head of the National Coordination and Management Council (NCMC).
The NCMC, established in April, replaced the national coordination committee on prices and is currently managing various aspects of the country's energy sector, including crude oil and petroleum product imports, LNG and LPG exports, and power generation priorities. The Power Division and Petroleum Division of the Ministry of Energy are currently headed by Sardar Awais Khan Leghari and Ali Pervaiz Malik, respectively.
Iqbal's role will involve coordinating efforts to merge the power and petroleum ministries into a single Ministry of Energy, a proposal that has been advocated by international lenders and domestic experts. This move aims to ensure coordinated policymaking on key energy issues.
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