Telecom: IT secretary appointed

The government has appointed Abdur Rauf Chaudhry secretary of the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications on temporary basis.

KARACHI: The government has appointed Abdur Rauf Chaudhry secretary of the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications on temporary basis.

During his tenure, he will make efforts to resolve the issues of Universal Services Fund (USF) and research and development fund. “With the deputation of Chaudhry, the ministry has been made functional for the first time under the current setup, now that a minister and secretary have both assumed their offices,” said telecom analyst Saleh Sikandar.

The IT ministry had previously been working without a minister for over two years, while there has been no secretary for nearly a month.