FBR chief Shabbar Zaidi goes on indefinite leave.

ISLAMABAD -- Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chairman Shabbar Zaidi has gone on indefinite leave, citing a government notification, media reported on Saturday.

BS-22 officer Nausheen Javed Amjad has took over the charge as acting chairman of the FBR, sources said.

Zaidi has gone on an indefinite leave due to health issues, according to sources.

Shabbar Zaidi had resumed his office on Jan 21 after a two-week leave for health reasons.

The FBR after Zaidi's earlier leave had rejected speculations about any sort of differences in the economic team.

'Speculations of any rift in the economic team is utterly incorrect,' the FBR had said in a statement.

The FBR has missed revised...

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