ISLAMABAD: The federal government will appoint 10 directors as board of directors of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) following approval of the nominees by the federal Cabinet on Thursday.

Sources said that the federal Cabinet approved the appointment on a summary moved by the Finance Division.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presideded over the meeting via video link from Lahore where he has been staying since July 16.

The 10 directors include:

• Dr Ali Cheema
• Dr Akbar Zaidi
• Tariq Pasha
• Najaf Yawar
• Fawad Anwar
• Nadeem Hussain
• Mehfooz Ahmad Khan
• Zahid Fakharuddin Ebrahim
• Finance Division secretary
• SBP Governor

The story was originally published in Business Recorder on July 23, 2022.