MUSHTAQ GHUMMAN

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is likely to appoint Syed Tariq Fatemi as Chairman Board of Investment (BoI) which directly comes under the Prime Minister’s Office, well informed sources told Business Recorder. Fatemi, a senior former diplomat, was sacked as Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs to the Prime Minister on 28 April 2017 for allegedly playing a role in the Dawn Leaks. Fatemi however categorically denied the allegations levelled against him.

In a farewell letter he stated “I reject recent allegations, insinuations and innuendos. Such suggestions are particularly hurtful to someone who has served Pakistan for nearly five decades with honour and dignity.”

The former Chairman BoI Dr Miftah Ismail has been appointed Special Assistant to Prime Minister, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, who is heading the economic team of Prime Minister Abbasi in Prime Minister House/Office. He is expected to be appointed Chairman Privatisation Commission as this position is vacant after Muhammad Zubair was elevated as Governor Sindh.

There were unconfirmed reports that Ch Daniyal Aziz has been appointed Federal Minister for Privatisation, but no such notification has been issued so far.