No reasons were given for taking back the portfolio of petroleum from a reluctant Ghulam Sarwar or for demoting Sheharyar Afridi to a department that had been devolved to KP. No reasons were given for taking ministerial slots from Aamir Mehud Kiyani and Ali Amin Gandapur. Was the State Bank’s candid quarterly report in January 2019 a cause behind the Governor’s removal? The FBR Chairman was given the task of doubling the tax revenue to Rs8 trillion. But how could he achieve the target if the government was unwilling to tax a large section of tax dodgers due to political exigencies?

Source: Pakistan Today May 04, 2019 19:18 UTC