Days after the former chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Amjad Zubair Tiwana stepped down, the government is set to appoint Rashid Mahmood Langrial of the Pakistan Administrative Services (PAS) as the new chief of the tax-collecting authority, Geo News reported citing sources.
The grade 21 government officer’s name has been proposed to the Prime Minister, the sources added.
The process of Langrial’s appointment will be finalised once the federal cabinet gives a go-ahead to his appointment. The summary regarding his appointment has been dispatched to the federal cabinet, the sources said.
Having joined the civil service of Pakistan in 1995, the officer served in different government positions in various sectors. He served as Chief Secretary Gilgit Baltistan (Mar 2022 – Apr 2022), Commissioner Lahore Division (Oct 2013 – Jan 2015) under the Punjab government, Secretary Agriculture Punjab (Jan 2015 – Sep 2015), Chief Executive Officer of National Power Parks Management Company (NPPMCL) (Pvt) (2015 – 2018) under the federal government, Chairperson Lahore Ring Road Authority (Jul 2011 – Oct 2013) under the Punjab government as well as Secretary Tourism Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (2019 – 2020).
The development came after former FBR chairman Amjad Zubair Tiwana on July 31 resigned from his office, requesting the PM Secretariat to remove him from the FBR chief post.
The sources had told Geo News that the ex-chief of the board consulted with some cabinet members before resigning and his friends suggested him to step down.
The sources said that Tiwana had met the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and PM’s close aide on Establishment Division Ahad Cheema and informed him verbally that he could not continue to head the FBR, according to The News.
Langrial is currently serving as Secretary Power Division. He was elevated by the Establishment Division to the post in March this year from the post of the Additional Secretary Industries and Production Division.
