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 of minister of state, effective immediately.

Key points

• According to a notification issued by the Prime Minister's Office, the appointment was created under Rule 4(6) of the Rules of Business, 1973.
• The appointment comes weeks after the administration named Zafar Iqbal director general of the National Explosives and Petroleum Safety Agency (NEPSA).
• The agency operates under the Petroleum Division of the Ministry of Energy.
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• NEPSA is responsible for safety and regulatory matters relating to explosives and petroleum-related activities.

According to a notification issued by the Prime Minister's Office, the appointment was created under Rule 4(6) of the Rules of Business, 1973. The Cabinet Division has been directed to take further necessary action regarding the appointment. Pakistan Wants New $7 Billion Saudi Oil Accord.

Meanwhile, the appointment comes weeks after the administration named Zafar Iqbal director general of the National Explosives and Petroleum Safety Agency (NEPSA).

On September 7, the Establishment Division confirmed his appointment to the MP-1 scale position under the Ministry of Energy's Petroleum Division on a three-year contractual basis, starting from the date he assumes charge.

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Taken together, the developments around DG NEPSA Becomes Energy Advisor point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.