Finance Ministry handpicks ten of total 40 candidates for post of President NBP.

ISLAMABAD -- The Ministry of Finance has reportedly handpicked 10 candidates out of total 40 shortlisted candidates for the post of President/CEO National Bank of Pakistan.

Sources privy to the development informed that Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has reportedly handpicked 10 out of 40 candidates of his own choice after a period of six months.

Overall, the Ministry of Finance has received one hundred and 20 applications for the slot of President NBP.

The sources said that the candidates included Tahir Hassan, Javed Kureishi, Hasan Raza, Khursheed Zafar, Tahir Yaqoob Bhatti, Farukh Iqbal Khan, Sultana Naheed, Tariq Javed Ghuman, Muhammad Abdullah ahmad and Imran Serwar.

According to document, a seven member interview committee comprising of Finance minister, State minister for Finance and Revenue Ayesha Ghous Pasha, Finance secretary, Additional Finance secretary, Tariq Bajwa, Jehziab Khan and Shahid Mahmood will conduct the interviews for the candidates for the President NBP on August 13, 2022.

Sources said that there is a bone of contention between Finance minister Miftah...