KARACHI: The race for the slot of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman has once again geared up, as the federal government is likely to appoint incumbent Chairman FBR Tariq Bajwa as Punjab Chief Secretary after the retirement of present Chief Secretary Naveed Akram Cheema, , Customs Today reliably learnt on Monday.
Akram Cheema, an officer of Grade-22 is to complete term on January 5, 2015 and after his retirement from the post of Chief Secretary, the Punjab and federal governments want the services of Tariq Bajwa, an officer of Grade-22 as a Chief Secretary. The sources close to Punjab government informed Customs Today that the Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif wants the services of incumbent Chairman FBR Tariq Bajwa as Chief Secretary Punjab from the federal government.
The sources further disclosed that the post of Chief Secretary will suits Bajwa, as the officer belongs to DMG group and mostly the slot of Chief Secretary is covered by the officer belongs to that DMG across the country. To a query, the sources revealed that the decision regarding the appointment of Chief Secretary Punjab would be finalized by the end of this month.
It is pertinent to mention here that the rumours were also aired regarding the relinquishment of charge as Chairman FBR by Tariq Bajwa at the start of this year, when he was on foreign tour to United States of America.
FBR spokesman and Member Inland Revenue Services (IRS) Shahid Asad Hussain is a strong contender for the post of Chairman FBR, as he had already disbursed his duties on the same post in the absence of Tariq Bajwa, when he was on foreign tour in the start of this year.
