Chief secretary (Pakistan)

In Pakistan, the position of Chief Secretary (Urdu: معتمدِ اعلٰی) is occupied by the highest-ranking civil servant in each of provinces or administrative units (excluding Islamabad Capital Territory). The Chief Secretaries are the executive administrative heads of their respective provinces. ^[1]

Chief Secretaries of Pakistan
Reports to	Prime Minister of Pakistan
Residence	Chief Secretary House (Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan and KPK)
Seat	Provincial Secretariat
Appointer	Prime Minister of Pakistan

Current Chief Secretaries in Pakistan

Province/Territory	Name	Took office (tenure length)	Ref.
Azad Kashmir (list)	Khushal Khan	19 December 2024 (1 year, 3 days)	[2]
Balochistan (list)	Shakeel Qadir Khan	18 August 2023 (2 years, 126 days)	[3]
Gilgit-Baltistan (list)	Abrar Ahmed Mirza	24 October 2023 (2 years, 59 days)	[4]
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (list)	Shahab Ali Shah	21 March 2023 (2 years, 276 days)	[5]
Punjab (list)	Zahid Akhtar Zaman	24 December 2022 (2 years, 363 days)	[6]
Sindh (list)	Asif Hyder Shah	12 March 2024 (1 year, 285 days)	[7]

See also

• Cabinet Secretary of Pakistan
• Secretary to Government of Pakistan
• Principal Secretary
• Advocate General
• Attorney-General for Pakistan
• Inspector-general of police