Govt approves all-male ZTBL board
Move violates law that calls for women representation in every public interest firm
TRIBUNE CREATIVE
ISLAMABAD:
The federal government has approved an all-male board of Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL), violating an Act of parliament that binds it to ensure women representation in every public interest company.
The decision is also against the government’s policy of economic and social empowerment of women, which President Arif Alvi reiterated on Wednesday.
But a day earlier, the federal cabinet approved a nine-member board, including two ex-officio members, for ZTBL. It approved the appointment of Nadeem Lodhi as the chairman of ZTBL board of directors.