The federal government has assigned Capt. (Retd) Muhammad Mahmood additional charge of Secretary, National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Division following the suspension of Muhammad Aslam Ghauri.
Mahmood, a BS-21 officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service, currently serves as Secretary of the Housing and Works Division. He will retain his existing position while also overseeing the Health Division.
According to an Establishment Division notification, the additional responsibility has been assigned under Section 10 of the Civil Servants Act, 1973.
Mahmood will hold the additional charge for three months or until a regular secretary is appointed, whichever occurs first. The arrangement is effective immediately.
The appointment came after the Cabinet Secretariat suspended Ghauri, a BS-22 officer of the Secretariat Group who had been serving as Health Secretary.
Ghauri was placed under suspension for an initial period of 120 days under Rule 5 of the Civil Servants (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 2020.
The relevant notifications have been circulated to the Prime Minister’s Office, President’s Secretariat, Cabinet Division, Establishment Division and other concerned authorities. They will also be published in the Gazette of Pakistan.
