SBP deputy governor's appointment questioned

12 Apr, 2014

Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday put secretary Finance Ministry, Acting Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and other officials on notice on a petition questioning the appointment of Deputy Governor Ashraf Mahmood Wathra as acting governor SBP.
A division bench of SHC headed by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar also issued a notice to federal law officer and adjourned the hearing of case till May 05. The two-judge bench was seized with the hearing of a petition filed by an NGO True Line International Foundation that pleaded the court to declare as illegal the appointment of acting governor.

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