ISLAMABAD – Governor State Bank, Finance Advisor lands in hot waters overtheir appointments.
Sindh High Court (SHC) decision has been challenged in the Supreme Court(SC) of Pakistan on the appointment of Abdul Hafeez Sheikh as Advisor toPrime Minister on Finance and Reza Baqir as Governor of the State Bank ofPakistan (SBP).
The petition seeks the disqualification of both members as it stated thatit s the violation of constitution and law by giving national position tosomeone with dual nationality.
It claimed that SHC did not review the facts and appointed Hafeez Sheikhand Reza Baqir at Federal level.
It was mentioned in the petition that it is clearly defies the SC’s orderto appoint someone with dual nationality. It has been requested that courtdisqualifies both members from their respective charge.
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On May 4, PTI led federal government appointed Dr Reza Baqir as thegovernor of the SBP.
A Harvard and Berkeley University of California alumnus, Dr Baqir has beenwith the IMF since 2000 and is presently the Fund’s senior residentrepresentative.
