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Former top cop and BJP leader Farooq Khan takes over as fifth advisor to Governor Malik

Srinagar: BJP leader and former top cop of JK Farooq Khan took over as the fifth Advisor to Governor Satya Pal Malik on Tuesday.

Khan is expected to focus on security and strategic affairs in keeping with the work he has done in the state in the past. “I am honoured and thankful that the Prime Minister and Home Minister gave me this task and I am sure that I will be able to perform to the best of my abilities,” the retired IPS officer told Press Trust of India.

The other Advisors to the Governor are K Vijay Kumar, K Sikandan, KhursheedGanai and K K Sharma.

Khan met the Governor soon after taking over and discussed issues related to development and security in the state, officials said.

Officials privy to developments added that Khan, 65, enjoys the confidence of Prime Minister NarendraModi and Home Minister Amit Shah and will be making changes in strategies to curb militancy in the state. He resigned recently as administrator in the union territory of Lakshadweep.

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