Rashid Mahmood made FBR chief

In an attempt to quash speculations, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appointed Rashid Mahmood Langrial, a BS-21 officer of the Pakistan Administrative Services, as the new chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Wednesday. He faces the daunting task of carrying out end-to-end digitisation of the tax process. The coveted office of FBR chief fell vacant last month after Zubair Tiwana requested early retirement. Mr Rashid served as federal secretary of the power division before he was appointed head of the FBR. Rashid Mahmood, who holds a master’s degree in international development from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, has worked for the federal and provincial governments in various capacities, including chief secretary of Gilgit-Baltistan, additional secretary at the industries and production division, additional secretary at the ministry of food security and secretary of the KP tourism department.