ISLAMABAD: The federal government has issued new orders for the transfer, posting and withdrawal of promotion of officers. The decisions were announced through official notifications by the Establishment Division.
According to the notifications, the services of former Assistant Commissioner Daska, Maham Mushtaq, have been handed over to the federal government. She is a Grade-17 officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service who was serving under the Punjab government. She has now been placed under the Islamabad administration.
In a separate decision, the promotion of Police Service officer Mian Muhammad Mumtaz Hayat Manika to Grade-18 has been withdrawn. The promotion was earlier approved by the Departmental Promotion Committee.
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Mian Muhammad Mumtaz Hayat Manika has also been transferred from the National Highways and Motorway Police to the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA). The Establishment Division has issued formal notifications for all these orders.
In a separate development, the National Assembly passed three bills during a brief session. The session was later adjourned till Monday evening due to a lack of quorum.
The bills passed by the lower house include the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Bill 2025, the Associated Press of Pakistan (Amendment) Bill 2025, and the Newspapers Employees (Conditions of Service) (Amendment) Bill 2025.
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The session lasted only 15 minutes. During the sitting, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) MNA Aliya Kamran pointed out that the required number of members was not present.
Speaker Ghulam Mustafa Shah, who was chairing the session, ordered a headcount. As the quorum was not complete, the session was adjourned due to low attendance.
Earlier, two more bills were introduced in the House. These included the Centres of Excellence Act 1974 (Amendment) Bill 2026 and the Federal Government Real Estate Management Authority Bill 2026.
