Asad Umar

PPP chairman fires a broadside at PM for adopting harsher tone while criticising opposition than Modi, banned outfits

Quaid-e-Azam's whole struggle was for a country free of discrimination, says finance minister

Contraction in manufacturing sector will lead to broad economic slowdown

Many bureaucratic and procedural hurdles stand in the way of investing in SEZs

Singapore delegation expresses interest in infrastructure, IT, health care sectors

Project with 1,263MW capacity is being set up in Jhang district

Importers of fast moving consumer goods were paying Rs8 billion per day to the national exchequer

Approves eleven-member board of Sarmaya-e-Pakistan Limited Company

Finance minister says Pakistan will be among world's top five economies by the end of this century

10 million youngsters to benefit from the programme

IMF has appointed Ernesto Ramirez Rigo as new mission chief to Pakistan

Govt not impeding PayPal's entry into the Pakistani market, says Asad Umar

Meeting aimed to build common ground between Pakistan and IMF's top leadership, says finance minister

Formation of six sub-groups approved; forum decides to convene every six weeks

25-member national coordination board formed to promote tourism

Finance minister claims stock market has recovered from the losses of 2018

Asad Umar vows to club taxes in next federal budget

Representatives from federation, all four provinces will take part in the meeting

Has allowed duty-free import of raw material to manufacturers

Government undertaking measures to resolve the power issues faced by the industrialists, says finance minister

Finance Minister further compounds the economic blunders with his latest mini-budget

No one knows what the bill is and who will bear the burnt eventually

Finance minister Asad Umar says balance of payment crisis and budget deficit are big challenges

Says prime minister has already taken initiative to develop trade relationship with India

Session was held upon directives of the premier

People know that they are only going to be burdened with more taxes in the new mini-budget

There is a gap between what is being done and what is being communicated

Finance minister says government is working to incentivise investment, discourage extravagant consumption

In 21st century, wheel of economy is set in motion by private sector instead of governments: Asad Umar

Utilising other available options to stabilise economy, says finance minister

I really don't have regrets in life, says the finance minister

Asad Umar proposes payment of remaining amount in shape of profitable bonds

CM decides to form task force to fight drought

Umar complains about staff qualifications and directs PIA official to facilitate the passengers

Pakistan’s public debt likely to swell from existing Rs26tr to Rs36 trillion in next three years

Finance Minister Asad Umar briefs Senate body on pace of economic reforms suggested by IMF

Economists advised the government to seek an IMF bailout, says finance minister

Finance minister says govt is taking various measures to help the country steer out of economic crisis

Exchange rate is an economic variable, cannot be adjusted on an individual's will, says finance minister

Need to become a domestic-resourced mobilised, productivity-led and export-oriented economy, says finance minister

PML-N leader says all parties must band together to form a 'national govt'

For a peaceful and prosperous South Asia, we need to cooperate with each other, says Umar

I sympathise with Finance Minister Asad Umar, who has been put in an impossible situation

Finance ministry also quashes claims of rift between Umar, Abdul Razak Dawood

The committee allows to inject around 160 mmcfd per day re-gasified LNG volumes in the SNGPL systems

Meeting discusses how to fast-track digitalisation of financial services

Asad Umar tells envoys country in talks with China, UAE for bailout package

Says Pakistan to receive $1 billion from Saudi Arabia within a couple of days

Shortfall of Rs68 billion in tax collection sets alarm bells ringing

Steel mills and PIA will not be privatised, says finance minister