IHC orders reinstatement of Mushtaq Sukhera as federal tax ombudsman

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday ordered Mushtaq Ahmed Sukhera to be reinstated to his post of federal tax ombudsman.

According to details, the decision to reinstate Sukhera was announced by IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah.

On June 13, the government had removed Sukhera from the post of federal tax ombudsman.

A former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) in Punjab, Sukhera was appointed the federal tax ombudsman in August 2017 by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government.

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led federal government had prepared a reference against the former IGP Punjab for his alleged failure to avert the 2014 tragedy in Lahore's Model Town. The government had forwarded the reference to the Law Ministry.