{
  "id": 14654639,
  "title": "Pakistan Refinery appoints interim chairman after Kirmani steps down",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/pakistan-refinery-appoints-interim-chairman-after-kirmani-steps-down",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-15T08:43:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40444366/pakistan-refinery-appoints-interim-chairman-after-kirmani-steps-down"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Following Tariq Kirmani's resignation from his roles as chairman and director of Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL) on health grounds, Aftab Hussain has been appointed as the interim chairman of the company. This appointment was approved by the Board of Directors through a circular resolution dated October 14, 2026. Husain, a chemical engineer and member of the Boards of PRL and the Petroleum Institute of Pakistan, has a career spanning over 45 years in oil refining. He previously served as the Managing Director and CEO of PRL from 2011 to 2019.",
  "summary": "Following Tariq Kirmani’s resignation , Aftab Hussain has been appointed as chairman of Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL) on an interim basis. The listed refinery informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) in a filing on Thursday. “We would like to inform you that the Board of Directors, by way of a circular resolution dated October 14, 2026, has approved the appointment of Aftab Husain as Chairman…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}