Govt appoints Shabbar Zaidi as honorary chairman of FBR for two years
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – The federal government appointed Shabbar Zaidi as the honorary chairman of the Federal Board Revenue (FBR) chairman for two years.
According to the reports, the government has decided to appoint Shabbar Zaidi as honorary chairman of the FBR. The approval was given today after the circulating the summary today.
The notification of the key appointment has been released today. Zaidi will not take salary as the FBR chairman, however, he will be fully authorised to exercise powers of the key position.
Prime Minister Imran Khan has taken senior FBR officers into confidence over the appointment of Shabbar Zaidi for the top position. The development came forth after meeting of Zaidi with senior government officials.
Meanwhile, some senior FBR officers had also met Advisor to PM on Establishment Shehzad Arbab yesterday to appraise their reservations regarding Zaidi’s appointment.
Arbab had assured the FBR officials to forward their concerns to the PM Imran Khan.
A day earlier, the newly-appointed Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Shabbar Zaidi called on Prime Minister Imran Khan to discuss the country’s economic situation and several other affairs.
The meeting that took place at the Prime Minister’s House was also attended by Adviser to PM on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh.
Matters related to tax collection and recommendations for the betterment of the tax collection system were discussed in the meeting.
PM appoints Shabbar Zaidi as FBR chairman
Earlier, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has appointed renowned economist and tax affairs expert Syed Shabbar Zaidi as chairperson of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).
The prime minister announced on Monday while talking to the journalists in Islamabad. Zaidi’s appointment comes days after the removal of Jahanzeb Khan from the position as head of the FBR.
On the other hand, the government appointed Dr Reza Baqir as the governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). He has been appointed as SBP Governor for three years.
Reza Baqir has previously served as Mission Chief of IMF in Romania. He was also serving as the Fund’s senior resident representative in Egypt.
