If reports, originating from authority and PM house, are to be believed than cupboard division is probably going to issue notification of appointment of Mr. Awan as Chairman PTA later nowadays or tomorrow within the day at most.
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Update 1:
We are currently told that, for a few reasons, government is nonetheless to issue the notification. it's learned that proceedings are halted until Monday. Government is probably going to come to a decision the name once the weekend.
Update 2
We have received confirmation from multiple sources that Farooq Awan has been appointed as third member and Chairman of the authority. cupboard Division has reportedly issued a notification for appointment of Mr. Awan at PTA.
It deserves mentioning here that Telecom Act permits government to appoint 3 members of regulatory authority at most.
According to section three.2 of Telecom Act:
The Authority shall contains 3 members one among whom shall be knowledgeable} telecommunication engineer and alternative shall be a money expert, to be appointed by the centralized for a term of 4 years and shall be eligible for appointment for an identical term or terms.
With the appointment of third member, Mr. Farooq Awan has become the Chairman of PTA.
New secretary it's doubtless to be notified on Monday.
This is a developing story.
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Dr. Mohammad Yasin stepped down from Chairmanship of PTA on July twenty third, 2012 once finishing his four year service term.
After Dr. Yasin, it appears, centralized apparently determined to not keep company with Dr. Khawar (member technical) as chairman, or it had appointed Dr. Khawar as chairman consecutive day of Dr. Yasin’s departure.
Our sources at authority said that appointment of Farooq Awan as Chairman PTA is trace of upcoming and doable changes in managerial hierarchy at PTA, as well as however not restricted to extend in range of authority members.
Now, through Farooq Awan, centralized will implant new members at authority who will be created Chairman of the authority when needed.
Sources said that Dr. Khawar Siddique Khokhar Member (Technical) was the sole possibility for the govt for the chairmanship if current (telecom) act was to be followed.
Clause 3.3 of Telecom act says:
The centralized shall, from amongst the members appointed below sub-section (2), appoint a member to be the Chairman of the Authority.
It deserves mentioning here that PTA consists of 2 members and a md as regulatory board.
Dr. Khawar Khokhar is currently the member technical, whereas Nasrul Karim Ghaznavi was member finance at PTA till he was suspended amid an inquiry.
In a connected news, Nasrul Karim Ghaznavi nowadays met with Prime Minister, Raja Parvez Ashraf, who reportedly advocated to bring Mr. Ghaznavi back to authority once early completion of inquiry against him.
Post of Chairman PTA is {especially} crucial for the govt especially when there's an occasion of auction of 3G licenses in current fiscal year, during which Chairman PTA is probably going to play a pivotal role throughout the entire method that might bring over Rs. seventy five billion to government’s kitty.
In addition of 3G, chairman PTA’s slot is of key importance for political leadership of the country as he's the one will set ASR (Approved Settlement Rates).
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