Ghani appoints Paikar as acting minister after merging Land Authority with MUDH

AVA- The Administrative Office of the President said President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has approved the merger of the Independent Land Directorate with the Ministry of Urban Development.
According to a presidential decree issued from the Administrative Office of the President, the merger of the Independent Land Directorate with the Ministry of Urban Development has been approved as per the Article 84 of the Constitution of Afghanistan.
The decree states that the merger has been approved in a bid to implement reforms in the administrative sector and prevent the inflation of the growing parallel administrative directorates.
In a separate decree, President Ghani has approved the appointment of the Independent Land Directorate Mohammad Jawad Paikar as the acting Minister of Urban Development and Land Ministry as per the Clause 11 of the Article 64 of Afghan constitution.
This comes as the former Minister of Urban Development and Housing Syed Sadat Mansoor Naderi stepped down from his position nearly six months ago.