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title: "Pakistan Refinery Limited appoints Aftab Husain as interim chairman"
description: "Most outlets reported the appointment of Aftab Husain as interim chairman of Pakistan Refinery Limited, noting it followed Tariq Kirmani’s resignation. Profit and Business Recorder both mentioned the date of the circular resolution and the immediate effect of the appointment, with Business Recorder additionally specifying the company’s communication to the Pakistan Stock Exchange."
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# Pakistan Refinery Limited appoints Aftab Husain as interim chairman

business · updated 16 Oct 2026, 9:31 AM PKT · 15–16 Oct 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported the appointment of Aftab Husain as interim chairman of Pakistan Refinery Limited, noting it followed Tariq Kirmani’s resignation. Profit and Business Recorder both mentioned the date of the circular resolution and the immediate effect of the appointment, with Business Recorder additionally specifying the company’s communication to the Pakistan Stock Exchange.

## Same story from 3 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Daily Times** — [Pakistan Refinery appoints interim chairman after Kirmani steps down](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1567898/pakistan-refinery-appoints-interim-chairman-after-kirmani-steps-down/) · 16 Oct 2026, 9:31 AM PKT
  > 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, […]
- **Business Recorder** — [Pakistan Refinery appoints interim chairman after Kirmani steps down](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40444366/pakistan-refinery-appoints-interim-chairman-after-kirmani-steps-down) · 15 Oct 2026, 2:00 PM PKT · 99% identical wording to the newest filing
  > 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 Chairma...
- **Profit** — [Pakistan Refinery Limited appoints Aftab Husain as interim board chairman](https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/10/15/pakistan-refinery-limited-appoints-aftab-husain-as-interim-board-chairman) · 15 Oct 2026, 1:58 PM PKT · 79% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Board approves appointment through circular resolution dated October 14, with immediate effect

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- [Tariq Kirmani resigns as PRL chairman on health grounds](https://harzaviya.com/stories/13753-tariq-kirmani-steps-down-as-prl-chairman-on-health-grounds) · 12 Oct 2026 · 3 outlets · 78% related

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