Tag: Asad umar
No gas load-shedding during winter this year, decides ECC
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Tuesday decided that there will be no gas load-shedding during the winter.
The meeting was chaired by Finance...
Govt in no hurry to sign agreement with IMF: Asad Umar
--Finance minister wears traditional Sindhi ajrak, cap to honour Karachi attack victims during NA session
ISLAMABAD: Minister of Finance and Revenue Asad Umar on Friday said...
PTI ministers buckle up as PM begins 100-day evaluation
--PM’s Office flooded with performance reports after premier directs cabinet to elaborate progress thus far
ISLAMABAD: With the first 100-day deadline of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...
Opp moves NA against NAB Lahore DG for holding ‘media trial’
--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...
Court summons four federal ministers in terror cases
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...
Asad Umar defends move to approach friendly countries, IMF
--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...
Govt holds NEPRA responsible for power tariff hike
--Finance Minister Umar says tariff increase will generate additional Rs130bn, will not affect 70pc consumers
--Asserts no conditions attached to Saudi bailout, Pakistan to...
Govt raises power rates a day after Saudi bailout
--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...
IMF bailout package to be presented in parliament: Asad Umar
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...
Fawad asks PEMRA to act against false news about ministers
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Friday said Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) should take notice and initiate action against...
Spokesman denies PM Khan unhappy with Asad Umar
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...
Asad Umar leaves for Indonesia to hold talks with IMF
Finance Minister Asad Umar on Tuesday left for Indonesia to attend the annual meeting of International Monitory Fund (IMF) and World Bank in Bali,...
Govt finally decides to reach out to IMF
---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...
PTI has no role in Shehbaz’s arrest, says Asad Umar
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...
Stakeholders onboard over Saudi investment, Asad Umar tells Senate
---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...
Shehbaz criticises FM Umar for overlooking PML-N’s achievements
ISLAMABAD: Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif criticised Finance Minister Asad Umar for his speech and said that the minister overlooked...
Red tape, lack of information irks Saudi investment delegation
--- BoI chairman hesitant in assuming office as Saudi team visits seeking investment opportunities
ISLAMABAD: While the Saudi Investment team was looking at investment opportunities...
