5 leading bankers' 'no' to head BoP

LAHORE- Five leading bankers have categorically rejected the Punjab govt's offer to become the President of Bank of Punjab (BoP), after its former President Hamesh Khan was sacked as the State Bank of Pakistan had reservations about his appointment since he took the charge of his office, well-placed sources disclosed on Friday.

According to the sources, these professional bankers rejected the Punjab govt's offer due to the present political scenario in the Punjab.

'We do not want to face the irrelevant legal and financial audits therefore, we have rejected the offer of the Punjab govt because we are already leading the country's top financial institutions in a peaceful working atmosphere',  a senior banker disclosed to this reporter, requesting his identity should not be mentioned.