Five shortlisted for NADRA chairman post

ISLAMABAD: Five people have been shortlisted for the post of National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) chairman, reports citing sources said on Sunday.

They further said the Ministry of Interior has forwarded the names of Tariq Malik, Usman Mobeen, and Sohail Munir to the cabinet for approval. Later, the summary sent to the cabinet by a selection committee included two more individuals -- Sarfraz Khurshid and Masood Raza.

A former NADRA chairman, Malik is working for United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the capacity of Chief Technical Advisor (CTA).

The new chairman will be appointed for a period of three years and the cabinet will give final approval of it, it emerged.

-- An earlier version of this story suggested Munir works for the UNDP. The error is regretted.