IHC reinstates Mushtaq Sukhera as Federal Tax Ombudsman

IHC reinstates Mushtaq Sukhera as Federal Tax Ombudsman

Islamabad (Staff Report): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday ordered to reinstate Mushtaq Sukhera as Federal Tax Ombudsman.

IHC Chief Justice Athar Manullah announced the decision.

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government had appointed Sukhera as the Federal Tax Ombudsman in August 2017.

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government, in August 2017, appointed former Punjab police chief as the federal tax ombudsman.

On June 13, Sukhera was sacked after the federal government filed a reference to the Law Ministry against him for his alleged failure to avert the 2014 Lahore's Model Town incident.