LAHORE (Dunya News) - Punjab government has replaced Punjab Food Director General and Cane Commissioner Amjad Hafeez with Muhammad Waseem as new Punjab Food DG and Cane Commissioner.
Amjad Hafeez has been directed to immediately report to the Services and General Administration Department. Captain (retd) Muhammad Waseem was previously appointed as Director General Wildlife and Parks Punjab.
The Punjab government has issued a notification of the transfers of both officers on the orders of Chief Secretary Zahid Akhtar Zaman.
According to the Services and General Administration Department Punjab, the appointment of the newly appointed DG Food Punjab will be effective immediately.
The incoming DG brings previous experience in sugar price enforcement and agricultural market negotiations to the assignment. During his tenure as Deputy Commissioner Sargodha, Waseem notified district sugar prices in July 2025 and ordered price control magistrates to enforce the rates.
Retailers were required to display official price lists, with action promised against violations.
In January 2026, the district administration helped broker an agreement between kinnow growers and factory owners, fixing a rate of Rs1,600 per maund for that week. Farmer representatives credited Waseem with helping resolve the dispute.
His administrative career includes a posting as Deputy Commissioner Bahawalnagar from October 2021 to February 2023.
He took charge as Deputy Commissioner Sargodha in August 2024 and was given additional responsibility for Khushab district in December that year.
Waseem subsequently moved to the Wildlife and Parks organisation in late January 2026, replacing Mubeen Elahi. He now takes over Punjab’s food and cane portfolio following assignments spanning district governance, commodity price enforcement and departmental administration.