Finance Minister Asad Umar

ECC meeting underway with Finance Minister Asad Umar in chair

The government summary for Utility Stores Corporation ahead of Ramazan will also be presented in… Read More

World Bank president assures Asad Umar of continued support

Asad Umar arrived in Washington on Tuesday to hold meetings with IMF and World Bank Read More

PA resolution asks Asad Umar to resign over ‘bankruptcy remarks’

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) MPA Sadia Taimoor submitted a resolution to the… Read More

Fuel prices: Resolution in PA demands resignation of Asad Umar

PML-N MPA Hina Pervez Butt submitted the resolution Read More

Asad Umar chairs Economic Coordination Committee meeting

The ECC meeting chaired by Finance Minister Asad Umar will also review the position of… Read More

‘Pakistan will respond to Indian aggression,’ FM Qureshi cautions

"At 2:55AM Indian jets intruded the Pakistani airspace and at 2:58AM they [were driven out]… Read More

Scapegoating Pakistan won’t change reality, Asad Umar tells India

'India needs to listen to the people of Kashmir' Read More

Asad Umar reviews progress on Pak-Turkey framework

The Secretary Economic Affairs Division gave a detailed briefing on the proposed framework Read More

Finance Minister to chair ECC meeting today

Summaries with regard to essential amendments for Gwadar Port and Gwadar Free Zone and petroleum… Read More

Finance minister to chair first meeting of ninth NFC on Feb 6

The meeting will discuss strategy for awarding a new NFC. Read More

Emergency steps taken to revive economy in original shape: Asad Umar

"We have taken emergency steps to support the economy; the 'economic reforms bill' will herald… Read More

Govt will make Pakistan economically self reliant: Umar

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Asad Umar on Wednesday said the incumbent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government is working towards… Read More

ECNEC to mull over Nai Gaj dam project on Jan 25, SC informed

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Asad Umar informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday that Nai… Read More

Finance Minister to table mini-budget on Jan 23

KARACHI: Finance Minister Asad Umar on Saturday announced to present the mini-budget on Jan 23,… Read More

President Alvi reconstitutes NFC

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has reconstituted the ninth National Finance Commission (NFC) to formulate… Read More

Asad Umar underscores need for effective audit system

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Asad Umar, while highlighting the importance of the audit system in economy, said… Read More

ECC meeting mulls withdrawal of custom duty on cotton import

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet has been underway in… Read More

‘Asad Umar to give 3-year road map to revive economy’

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Asad Umar will give a three-year road map to revive the country’s… Read More

Asad Umar explains why he opposed alliance with PPP

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Asad Umar on Sunday took to Twitter to comment on a report… Read More

Envoys conference on economic diplomacy kicks off today

ISLAMABAD: A two-day Envoys Conference on Economic Diplomacy will begin in Islamabad today (Thursday) to… Read More