KARACHI, March 1: Four non-member directors were formally appointed by the Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on Wednesday. In a letter issued to the Karachi Stock Exchange on Wednesday, the SECP stated that it had nominated non-member directors on the KSE for the year 2006 in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Exchange. The names included: Tariq Kirmani, chairman/MD Pakistan International Airlines; Zafar A. Khan, chairman PTCL; Asad Umer, MD Engro Pakistan and Zakir Mahmood, President Habib Bank Limited.

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