Ajmal Wazir removed as Adviser to KP CM on Information
Kamran Bangash has been given the portfolio of Information and Public Relations Adviser.
PESHAWAR (Dunya News) – Following allegations of receiving commission through advertisements, Ajmal Wazir has on Saturday been removed as Adviser to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister on Information and Public Relations.
The decision has been taken by KP CM Mahmood Khan after an alleged recording of audio call between Ajmal Wazir and an advertisement company representative surfaced.
Dunya News has obtained the recording in which Ajmal Wazir and advertisement company agent can be heard discussing waiver in GST and other taxes. The representative said to Ajmal Wazir that he will give him 10 percent [commission] instead of two if GST is not deducted.
A notification of Ajmal Wazir’s removal has also been issued and CM Mahmood Khan has ordered to launch inquiry into the matter.
Furthermore, Adviser to KP CM on Local Bodies and Rural Development Kamran Bangash has been given the portfolio of Information and Public Relations Adviser.
Let it be known that Ajmal Wazir was appointed on March 3, 2020 after removal of the then Information Minister Shaukat Yousafzai.
