LAHORE—The Punjab government has appointed Ahmad Aziz Tarar as the Secretary Information and Culture Department and assigned him the additional position of Director General Public Relations.
Tarar, a Planning & Development Board member, was appointed through a notification issued by the provincial government. This appointment comes after Danyal Saleem Gilani was transferred from the post of secretary information. The notification reads, “Mr Daniel Saleem Gilani (Information Group/BS-19), Secretary to Government of the Punjab, Information & Culture Department, is hereby transferred with immediate effect and directed to report to the Services & General Administration Department, Government of Punjab, for further orders.”
Additionally, Rubina Afzal was transferred from the Director General, Public Relations, Punjab post and has been directed to “report to her parent Department, i.e. Directorate General of Public Relations, Punjab, for further orders”. According to the notification, Ahmad Aziz Tarar has been appointed DG DGPR Punjab “for three months or until the posting of a regular incumbent, whichever is earlier.”