Prime Minister Imran Khan had nominated Finance Secretary Naveed Kamran Baloch as Pakistan’s next nominee on the board of World Bank Group. The government has also intimated the World Bank about its decision to nominate Baloch for only 22 months. A summary for the post of World Bank executive director had been moved with relaxation of rules as secretary to the PM was interested in going to Washington. The post of World Bank executive director is considered prestigious and prized; people who are considered close to the prime minister have, in the past, lobbied to win it. Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi had appointed Shahid Ashraf Tarar as Pakistan’s executive director at the World Bank in 2016 for a period of three years.

Source: The Express Tribune October 13, 2020 03:11 UTC