Transparency International Pakistan Chairman’s son resigns after charges of corruption
Adil Gilani, Chairman TIP, is notorious for his links with the military establishment of Pakistan.
TIP chairman’s son resigns from PNSC board membership
Fear of being caught red-handed led Transparency International Pakistan (TIP) Chairman Syed Adil Gilani’s son Sohrab Adil Gilani to resign from his position as a board member of the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC).
Sohrab Gilani's picture from PNSC annual report for FY2010
Sohrab, initially an assistant manager at the Karachi International Containters Terminal, replaced Rasheed Chinoy earlier this year.
Sources told Pakistan Today that the TIP chairman had blackmailed the Ports and Shipping Secretary Saleem Khan on Port Qasim issue to have his son appointed as a board member of the corporation.
The secretary,too,had his wife Rukhsana Saleem appointed as a board member of the PNSC who resigned from the position as well.
Sohrab has submitted his resignation to the Ports and Shipping secretary but it has not been approved yet, the sources said, adding that it was disconcerting to have an inexperienced person like Sohrab being made a board member of such a large corporation of the country in the first place.
When contacted, TIP Chairman Adil Gilani confirmed that his son had resigned and said that he has found a job abroad and was unable to attend the board meetings.
The appointment of Sohrab Gilani as a PNSC board member was yet another example of nepotism as well as bad governance, as he was not a convincing choice for PNSC, the sources said.
The PNSC board is nominated by the government. There are five nominated directors, including the chairman and two directors elected by shareholders.
In addition there are five executive directors who assist the chairman in the day-to-day affairs of the corporation and other heads for the administration, finance, commercial, ship management, and special projects and planning division.
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A great news indeed!!!!
TIP Anti Democratic Govt,Big Agent of International Mafia ! Who are funding TIP ?
itting so far away – hearing such news !!! does it surprise us? NO !! Disappoints us ??? YES a great deal. Why we cannot have an accountability and once at least convict the person who does such things?The country suffers and the young are disillusioned and try to leave the country. I guess when you are part of the corrupt machinery they who will actually take the accounts? The one taking the accounts is also on the take !!! GOD SAVE PAKISTAN !!!!!
So the incompetent Gillani government appointed an incompetent member to the board?
@ash, PPP kee incompetence ki parwah na keejiye, apnay “liberal and honest” civil society kay liye qaseeday parhiye…
http://www.pnsc.com.pk/corporateInfo.html
Sohrab Adil Gilani is a board member as per the PNSC website. Someone please take a screenshot and post it for future records
Shame Shame TIP !
@Ahmad. This article was not about civil society. It was about a government appointment. Civil society kay qasedain kahin aur parh lon ga