LAHORE: Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar has appointed Ashraf Mahmood Wathra as Acting Governor of State Bank of Pakistan till further orders. He was previously Deputy Governor of SBP.
Former governor SBP Yaseen Anwar has been directed to hand over the charge to Ashraf Mahmood Wathra, upon close of business hours on January 31, says a statement issued by Ministry of Finance. Anwar’s resignation was accepted by the federal government a day earlier.