KARACHI, Jan 2: Shamshad Akhtar, the first woman ever to be appointed as governor of State Bank of Pakistan, took up her position on Monday. Formerly a senior official at the ADB, Ms Akhtar was named in December as the 14th governor of the State Bank since its inception in July 1948.
“She brings rich experience, both national and international, to her new assignment,” the bank said in a statement. A Fulbright scholar at Harvard, Ms Akhtar replaces Dr Ishrat Hussain.—AFP
