New regulations require Shariah Advisors in Pakistan to attend board meetings
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) published new regulations that require Shariah Advisors to attend the meeting of the Board of Directors of their bank in which the Shariah Advisor’s report on the bank’s annual financial statements is discussed.
A press release by SBP states:
“In order to provide the opportunity to the Shariah Advisor to present the report so prepared to the Board of Directors (BoD) and apprise the BoD about his assessment on the overall Shariah compliance levels and environment in the Institution, the IBIs are advised to invite their respective Shariah Advisor for discussion on the Shariah Compliance Report in the BOD meetings in which annual audited accounts and Shariah Advisor’s report are discussed and approved.”
Islamic Finance Resource 