ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has accepted the resignation of Lt Gen (retd) Muzammil Hussain as Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) chairman.
A day earlier, Lt Gen (retd) Muzammil Hussain resigned as WAPDA chairman after serving in the office for more than five years.
The WAPDA chief was first appointed to the post on August 24, 2016, by then prime minister Nawaz Sharif for five years. Later, the PTI government extended his term for another five years in 2021.
Speaking to a private channel, Muzammil Hussain said he is resigning from the post due to “some personal reasons” and will talk in “detail” after the acceptance of his resignation.
“I have sent my resignation to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Right now I can not share details for quitting,” he said, adding that during his tenure he worked on several important projects related to water resources and made WAPDA self-reliant.
Prior to his appointment as the WAPDA chief, he served in the Pakistan Army for about 38 years. During his service in the army, he discharged his duties on a number of important positions including chief instructor in Command and Staff College Quetta and division commander in Gilgit-Baltistan.
He also served as the inspector general (training & evaluation) in General Headquarters (GHQ), Rawalpindi and commanded 30 Corps Gujranwala.
