Changes in key positions, SBP Governor, FBR chairman and others

The government worked out to remove the Governor of the State Bank and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chairman in a quick series of developments in Islamabad on Last Friday.

Tariq Bajwa, the Governor of SBP confirmed this news to Dawn that he was asked to resign while he resided in Islamabad for talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that are visibly progressing according the prime minister’s advisor on finance Hafeez Shaikh.

The sourced said that the prime minister agreed to replace the FBR chairman after resisting the move for months. Jehanzeb may be appointed for Economic Affairs Decision Secretary in the place of Noor Ahmad. These developments appeared on the day when the PM Imran Khan hinted at further changes to his cabinet in the days ahead.