Hammad Azhar

Hammad Azhar is a Pakistani politician and joined PTI in 2011, who is the current Federal Minister for Economic Affairs, in office since 9 July 2019. Previously he served as Minister of State for Revenue from 11 September 2018 to 9 July 2019 and then briefly as Federal Minister for Revenue from 8 July 2019 to 9 July 2019.

He was born to the former Governor of Punjab Mian Muhammad Azhar. He is a barrister by profession. He graduated with a bachelors degree in Development Economics from the SOAS, University of London and completed his postgraduate diploma in law from the BPP Law School.

Imran Khan to address PTI workers, supporters on social media

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Hammad Azhar lambasted Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA)… Read More

Imran Khan to lead public rally on Wednesday: Hammad Azhar

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Hammad Azhar has announced that party chairman Imran Khan will… Read More

Govt was shutting power stations to save energy, claims Hammad Azhar

LAHORE: Lambasting the incumbent government over power breakdown, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Hammad Azhar asserted… Read More

Dissolution of assemblies: Hammad Azhar says ‘formal announcement expected on Friday or Saturday’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former federal minister Hammad Azhar said on Monday that… Read More

‘Pakistan should expose Indian conspiracy after becoming FATF member’

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Hammad Azhar said Friday that Pakistan should expose the Indian conspiracy… Read More

‘Pakistani ruling elites must learn lesson from crisis in Sri Lanka’

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former federal minister Hammad Azhar said Saturday that the Pakistani… Read More

PTI slams govt over super tax on industries

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and energy minister Hammad Azhar on Friday strongly criticised the… Read More

PTI fulfilled 32/34 FATF requirements: Hammad Azhar

Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Hammad Azhar has said that their government fulfilled 32 out… Read More

Govt to increase power tariff by 80%, claims Hammad Azhar

ISLAMABAD: Former Energy Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Hammad Azahar has warned that the… Read More

Miftah Ismail gives incentives to own industry in federal budget

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former federal minister Hammad Azhar pointed out that finance… Read More

‘Govt barring private companies from buying Russian oil’

ISLAMABAD: Former Energy Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Hammad Azhar has asserted that the… Read More

Yasmin Rashid appointed PTI Central Punjab president, Hammad Azhar secretary

LAHORE: Senior politician Dr Yasmin Rashid has been appointed as the president of the Pakistan… Read More

‘PTI govt decided to buy Russian oil on discounted rates in April’

ISLAMABAD: Former Energy Minister Hammad Azhar on Friday revealed that the previous PTI government had… Read More

Govt ‘disconnects electricity supply’ to medium, large-scale industries

ISLAMABAD: Former Energy Minister and PTI leader Hammad Azhar on Friday said that the government… Read More

‘People would pay for lack of independent foreign policy’: Hammad Azhar

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders Fawad Chaudhry and Hammad Azhar have criticized the incumbent government's policies after… Read More

Hammad Azhar’s Twitter, email accounts hacked: Fawad Chaudhry

ISLAMABAD: Former Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Friday announced that the email and… Read More

PTI leader Hammad Azhar injured by tear gas shell

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Hammad Azhar has been injured after a tear gas shell hit… Read More

Hammad Azhar issues ‘final warning’ to PML-N government

PTI leader Hammad Azhar has said that the PML-N government has committed cowardly acts in… Read More

Hammad Azhar clarifies over fuel crisis in country

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar on Monday refuted reports of the fuel crisis,… Read More

Federal Ministers thrash opposition for horse-trading, foretell victory in no-trust vote

Islamabad: Federal ministers Fawad Chaudhary and Hammad Azhar have said that the opposition will face… Read More