KARACHI: The Sindh government has extended the tenure of Dr Syed Akbar Zaidi as the executive director of the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) for another four years.

With the approval of caretaker Chief Minister retired Justice Maqbool Baqar, the Universities and Boards Department issued a notification in this regard on Monday.

It states, “In exercise of the powers vested under Section 9(1) of the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi Act, 1994, as amended by Sindh Universities and Institutes Laws (Amendment) Act 2018, the caretaker minister has been pleased to extend the tenure of Prof Dr Syed Akbar Zaidi as Executive Director, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi for a further period of four years w.e.f 13-01-2024 on usual terms and conditions.”

Earlier in November 2023, the caretaker CM had extended the tenure of Dr Zaidi for four more years as he was going to complete his first term on Jan 12, 2024. However, the Election Commission of Pakistan in December rejected the extension but recently allowed only a three-month extension.

A suit has also been pending adjudication in the Sindh High Court against the ECP for rejecting the Sindh government’s decision without assigning any reason. The SHC has already suspended the ECP’s order.

Published in Dawn, January 12th, 2024