KP DG Health Services replaced in major reshuffle

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Friday replaced the provincial director general Health Services Dr Arshad Ahmad with Dr Tahir Nadeem Khan in a major reshuffle in the Health Department.

Dr Tahir Nadeem Khan is BPS-20 of the management cadre.

He is regarded among his fellows as an upright, professional and honest person.

Those who have worked with him are afraid now that his extra honesty may stop the system of the Health Department and create a crisis.

“Dr Tahir Nadeem is probably the best among the present lot. Let’s see how far he may go with the government. He has to his credit honesty and competency and he deserves this office,” a former director general remarked about Dr Tahir Nadeem.

Dr Tahir Nadeem had previously served on multiple important positions and earned good reputation for him.

He joined the Public Health Department in 1994 and was sent by the government on scholarship to the United Kingdom. In the UK, Dr Tahir Nadeem got training in health management policy and planning.

Sources told The News that Shahram Khan Tarakai soon after assuming charge as health minister decided to bring major changes to the department as there were a lot of allegations against some of the people of selling important positions and getting money for transfers and postings.

The sources said Shahram Tarakai had decided to bring people to top administrative positions on merit instead of their political affiliations and strong backup.