Fayyazul Hassan Chohan has recently been replaced by newly appointed Special Assistant to the Chief Minister (SACM) on Information and Special Initiatives Hasaan Khawar as the Punjab government’s spokesperson, according to a notification issued by the Chief Minister’s Office on Wednesday.
It is pertinent to note that, earlier this year, Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan had resigned as the special assistant to the Punjab chief minister on information in August. A week later, Chohan had been appointed as the spokesperson for the provincial government.
Khawar on his appointment as the SACM took to Twitter and stated that “Alhamdulillah! I’ve been appointed as Special Assistant to Chief Minister Punjab on Information & Special Initiatives. I’m grateful to CM Usman Buzdar for trusting me for this important role.”
Khawar went on to pledge that he would give his best under Buzdar’s leadership to achieve Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision.
It merits mention that this is the third time that the Punjab government has removed Chohan from its information wing.
Chohan had first stepped down from his post as the provincial information minister in March 2019, amid intense criticism over his derogatory remarks directed against the Hindu community. He had then got appointed again as the Punjab information minister after nine months in December that year, only to be replaced almost after a year in November 2020, when Awan was notified as the SACM on information.
Later, Chohan was appointed as the provincial government’s spokesperson after Awan’s resignation.
After being replaced by Khawar, he now holds the portfolio for of only Punjab prisons minister.
