PTI government withheld appointment notification of new Chairman FBR
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ISLAMABAD:
PTI government withheld appointment notification of new Chairman FBR over new controversy.
The government has withheld the notification of Ahmed Mujtaba Memon’s appointment as the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chairman and his case will now be reviewed by a ministerial committee.
The notification was ready to be issued on Saturday night but the government suddenly decided to withhold it, according to finance ministry sources.
Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh had picked Memon as the new FBR chairman in place of Jehanzeb Khan.
Memon, an officer from the 15th batch of the Customs Group, is currently serving as the finance additional secretary in the Q Block.
On Saturday, the federal government notified Dr Reza Baqir as new State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) governor.
Prime Minister Imran Khan decided to replace both the SBP governor and the FBR chairman – a move that has raised many eyebrows – in the midst of talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
