Govt approves appointment of Mathar Niaz as Member Nepra from Balochistan.

ISLAMABAD -- The federal government has granted approval to the appointment of Mathar Niaz Rana as Member Tariff and Finance National Electric Power Regulatory Authority(NEPRA) from the province of Balochistan. However, to issue formal notification of the appointment as Member Tariff and Finance NEPRA Balochistan, it is required that Mathar Niaz Rana has to take earlier retirement from his current job, official source told The Nation. Mathar Niaz Rana is BS-22 officer of Pakistan Administrative Service and is currently serving as Secretary Ministry of Maritime Affairs and he is due to retire in June 2023. The federal cabinet had last week approved the appointment of Mathar Niaz Rana, a BS-22 officer of PAS/DMG, as Member (Tariff and Finance), NEPRA, from the province of Balochistan. 'The cabinet considered the summary dated 3 November, 2022, submitted by the Cabinet Division, which was circulated in terms of rule 17(1)(b) read with rule 19(1) of the Rules of Business, 1973 for 'Appointment of Member (Tariff and Finance), National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) from the province of Balochistan, said the decision. In pursuance of the federal cabinet approval the Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has directed the Cabinet Division that notification shall be issued when the officer has tendered resignation from Civil Service, said the source. As per...