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CEC okays three-month extension of IBA head Dr Akbar Zaidi

By Syed Muhammad Askari
January 11, 2024

The chief election commissioner (CEC) has approved the extension of the tenure of Dr Akbar Zaidi as executive director of the IBA Karachi by three months. 

Executive Director of the IBA Karachi, Syed Akbar Zaidi speaking during an event in this picture released on September 23, 2023. — Facebook/IBA
Executive Director of the IBA Karachi, Syed Akbar Zaidi speaking during an event in this picture released on September 23, 2023. — Facebook/IBA

Dr Akbar Zaidi’s first four-year term is ending on January 12. The CEC had earlier opposed the second four-year term for him, after which the matter had been taken to court.