Federal Govt Appoints Heads Of OGDCL, PPL.

ISLAMABAD -- The federal government has appointed Zahid Mir as managing director of Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) while Imran Abassi has been appointed as MD/CEO of Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL).

The appointment of Zahid Mir as MD Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) and Imran Abassi as Managing Director Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) has been approved by the federal cabinet through circulation, official source told The Nation. The source said that on a summary submitted by the Petroleum Division, Prime Minister of Pakistan had constituted a special cabinet committee for appointment of managing director/chief executive officer, Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) on 26th July, 2022. Thereafter, a committee with same composition and ToRs was constituted for appointment of Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), on 27th July, 2022.

The Prime Minister, after chairing the first meeting of the committee, had desired that the shortlisted candidates...