Syed Tahir Raza Naqvi, Chairman Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP), has been given additional charge of Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) and National Insurance Company Limited (NICL).
The government through a notification issued on Monday, gave these additional responsibilities to Naqvi, a BS-21 Officer of District Management Group (DMG), after termination of services of Tariq Puri, who was heading TDAP and NICL till July 6.
Talking to Business Recorder, Naqvi said he would assume the additional responsibilities of Chief Executive TDAP and Chairman NICL on Tuesday (today).
Naqvi has been serving TCP as its chairman since October 27, 2011.
He joined Government service in 1983 and served on various important positions in federal and provincial governments, including assignments like Secretary to Govt. of Punjab in Industries, Commerce and Investment and Food Departments, Member (Admn) Federal Board of Revenue, Islamabad besides being posted as Commercial Counselor, Embassy of Pakistan, in Bangkok.
The sources said Commerce Ministry was considering recommending the name of Fazal-ur-Rehman, a retired bureaucrat, for the slot of Chief Executive TDAP.