–Info minister claims privilege motion is against constitution, NA speaker says it’s in accordance with rules –Asad Umar says 444 Pakistanis were named in Panama papers, notices have been issued to 294 of them …
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court in the federal capital on Thursday summoned four federal ministers in the next hearing of the cases related to the mob attacks on Pakistan Television (PTV) and Parliament…
–Asad Umar says indecision over approaching IMF didn’t lead to stock market crash –Khursheed Shah criticises Asad Umar’s for leaving the session, Opp stages walkout –Foreign minister says Saudi bailout has no…
–Finance Minister Umar says tariff increase will generate additional Rs130bn, will not affect 70pc consumers –Asserts no conditions attached to Saudi bailout, Pakistan to plan for IMF after receiving estimates of financial…
–ECC approves increase in tariff for consumers using more than 300 units, allows five per cent decrease in electricity rates for agriculture sector –Consumers using 300-700 units will pay 10 per cent…
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance Asad Umar on Monday said the bailout package of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would be presented in the parliament. “The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has reduced the burden…
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Friday said Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) should take notice and initiate action against the spread of baseless and false news against…
LAHORE: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Media Iftikhar Durrani on Friday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan is confident of Finance Minister Asad Umar’s ability to handle the dwindling economy of the…
Finance Minister Asad Umar on Tuesday left for Indonesia to attend the annual meeting of International Monitory Fund (IMF) and World Bank in Bali, a private media outlet reported. According to the…
—PM approves immediate negotiations with IMF focused on ‘stabilisation recovery programme’ —Minister says will seek a plan having ‘minimum impact’ on low-income classes, burdens wealthy citizens ISLAMABAD: After weeks of constant drama,…
Minister for Finance Asad Umer has said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has no role in the arrest of former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif. Talking to a private news channel,…
—Says China agreed third countries could be given a role in individual projects Finance Minister Asad Umar tried to placate the ongoing controversy regarding the inclusion of Saudi Arabia as a third…
ISLAMABAD: Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif criticised Finance Minister Asad Umar for his speech and said that the minister overlooked the achievements of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) when…
— BoI chairman hesitant in assuming office as Saudi team visits seeking investment opportunities ISLAMABAD: While the Saudi Investment team was looking at investment opportunities in Pakistan, the Board of Investment (BoI)…
— Asad Umar to hold meetings with IMF, discuss external financing needs — Since 1998, 11 out of 12 IMF programmes have been scrapped because Pakistan failed to institute reforms LAHORE: A delegation…
ISLAMABAD: Soon after taking charge as the federal minister for finance and economic affairs, ruling party’s key leader Asad Umar has forwarded a list of 27 different projects for the federal capital to…
Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Asad Umar, rebuffing media reports of a $10 billion deal with Saudi Arabia, said that the volume of the deal is yet to be…
