DUSHANBE, February 2, 2016, Asia-Plus – By president’s decree Rustam Nazarzoda was relieved of his post of director of the Drug Control Agency under the President of Tajikistan (DCA) in connection with transfer to other job, the Tajik president’s official website reported on February 2.

Sherkhon Salimzoda, formerly head of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Tajikistan, has been appointed to head the counternarcotics agency.

Rustam Nazarzoda has been appointed to head the Committee on Emergency Situations and Civil Defense under the Government of Tajikistan, replacing Khairiddin Abdurahimov.

Khairiddin Abdurahimov has been appointed the head of the Main Directorate for State Secrets under the Government of Tajikistan, replacing Saydamir Zuhurov, who has been retried for age reasons.