LAHORE – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led federal government removed MushtaqAhmed Sukhera from the post of federal tax ombudsman on Thursday,withdrawing the official notification for his appointment.
Mushtaq Sukhera, the former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Punjab, wasappointed the federal tax ombudsman in August 2017 by the Pakistan MuslimLeague-Nawaz (PML-N) government.
The notification “regarding the appointment of Mr Muhstaq Ahmed Sukhera(Retd-PSP/BS-22) as the Federal Tax Ombudsman is hereby withdrawn abinitio”, read the fresh official notification issued by the Ministry of Lawand Justice.
In 2018, an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) framed charges against Sukhera on acomplaint filed by Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) in connection with theIGP’s alleged role in June 2014 Model Town massacre.
Read Top Stories
The government is likely to appoint Justice (retd) Faqir Muhammad HussainKhokhar, a former judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, as the federaltax ombudsman.
