New IRSA Chairman takes charge.

Byline: Fawad Yousafzai

ISLAMABAD -- Member Indus River System Authority (IRSA) Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Engineer Raqib Khan, has taken over the charge of new Chairman of the Water regulatory body.

Sher Zaman Khan, Member IRSA Balochistan after completing his one year tenure has relinquished the charge of Chairman IRSA, said spokesman IRSA in a media interaction here.

Engineer Raqib Khan, Member IRSA Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has taken over the charge of Chairman IRSA for one year, he said.

According to Chapter II of Indus River System Authority Act, 1992, 'The Authority shall consist of five members, one each to be nominated by each province and the Federal government from amongst high-ranking engineers in irrigation or related engineering fields'.

The Act further said that the term of office of the Chairman shall be one year while that of a member three years and any member shall be eligible for re-appointment for one or more terms or of such shorter...