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MULTAN – Additional Chief Secretary South Punjab Capt. (R) Saqib Zafar termed the amendments to the Rules of Business (RoB) a historic step saying that financial and administrative powers have been conferred to the secretariat. He was presiding over meeting at the South Punjab Secretaries here on Thursday which was attended by the Secretaries of the Administrative Department. ACS said that the authority for transfer of officers up to BS-18 has been given to the 12-administrative departments of South Punjab Secretariat adding that for transfer and posting of officers above BS-18, prescribed procedure as contained in Rules of Business (RoB) shall be followed in letter & spirit. Secretaries of region have been given the same administrative and financial powers as being exercised by the provincial secretaries of Punjab, Zafar said adding that the departments of health and education have been bifurcated into two departments just like the provincial secretariat.