Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has hinted that the federal government may remove Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Shabbar Zaidi from his position if he does not recover from ill health soon. Talking to a private news channel, Shaikh said that the government may decide to change the FBR chairman if he does not recover quickly as the government is planning to introduce a mini-budget. “The chairman FBR is ill and we hope he recovers quickly,” Shaikh said in the interview. Last month, it was reported that FBR Chairman Shabbar Zaidi is on an indefinite leave from his official duties on grounds of ill health. Earlier, Zaidi had gone on a sick leave from January 6 to January 19.

Source: Pakistan Today February 07, 2020 14:48 UTC