Shabbar Zaidi appointment as FBR chief notified

ISLAMABAD: The notification of Shabbar Zaidi’s appointment as Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has been issued by the Establishment Division on Thursday.The appointment is for two years and will be on honorary basis / pro bono basis with immediate effect and until further orders, the notification read.On Monday, Prime Minister Imran Khan announced the appointment of Shabbar Zaidi as new FBR chairman but he together with his cabinet were struggling to understand how to translate this announcement into reality due to plethora of challenges.The conflict of interest and legal implications for making an appointment without following the due process of merit were two key questions raised by the Cabinet Division over the nomination.A summary presented before the federal cabinet on Wednesday suggested making the appointment on an honorary basis to avoid litigation.

from The News International - National http://bit.ly/2VTfLOg

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