Defence Secretary of Pakistan is the highest bureaucratic position within the Ministry of Defence of Pakistan. Following is the list of the defence secretaries to date. At times the post has been designated Secretary General of the Ministry of Defence.
Currently Nargis Sethi is holding the additional charge of Defence Secretary along with Cabinet Secretary. She was given this additional charge on 11 January 2012 when her predecessor Lt Gen (R) Naeem Khalid Lodhi was dismissed on charges of misconduct and taking unlawful steps following the Memogate Scandal.
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