The Ministry of Commerce has terminated the contract of Chief Executive Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) Abid Javed Akbar effective May 15, 2013, well informed sources told Business Recorder on Monday. "I confirm that the contract of the CE TDAP has been terminated and May 15 will be his last day in office," said an official on a condition of anonymity.
Abid Javed Akbar, a retired senior bureaucrat, had been appointed as CE of TDAP in November last year without advertising the post. Akbar has earlier served as Vice Chairman, Export Promotion Bureau (EPB).