Miftah Ismail

Former PML-N leader assures that Awam Pakistan Party would provide opportunities for all Pakistanis

I resigned when PML-N abandoned politics of respect for vote for the politics of power, says former PM

The 'Awaam Pakistan' party plans to formally launch with 17 founding members in early July

Former finance minister says given the signal, PTI founder would align with the establishment again

New political party has yet to be named

Former PPP senator says plan temporarily delayed to avoid 'ladla' tag

Former finance minister says he has ‘stepped back’ from politics for now

Miftah is openly critical of PML-N's economic policies

Senior leader emphasises need to assemble team of capable and committed individuals to address country’s challenges

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar and Miftah Ismail are flirting with idea of a new political party

Felicitates PM Shehbaz for reaching the agreement

Ex-finance minister bids adieu to electoral politics, says it's time to make official what is already true and move on

Warns that by October, Pakistan will have less than $2b in foreign exchange

Caretaker minister terms ex-PM Abbasi’s allegations of Rs20b sleaze ‘false and fabricated’

Abbasi says ‘artificial leaders’ present both in government and opposition parties

Former finance minister says authority given to provinces under 18th Amendment not devolved at grassroots level

Former finance minister says govt ineffective unless and until there is structural change

Former finance minister says Pakistan made no progress under any govt—be it the PML-N, PPP or PTI

Says country takes debt to pay debt with no way out

Former finance denies reports of new political party; says won’t take part in electoral politics in the future

Says the country was safe as long as it stayed in the programme

Former minister Miftah Ismail says country will default without IMF bailout as other institutions will withhold loans

Says policy discussions will commence in coming weeks after the damage assessment report becomes available

Still thrashes Tarin on economic policies, says PTI's decisions 'unforgivable'

Shehbaz praises outgoing finance minister for his 'professionalism', 'service to nation'

Fazl backs the move; recalls five finance ministers were changed during Imran's tenure

Submits written resignation to PM Shehbaz; says 'honour' to serve country under premier's leadership

Ismail said that most stabilization policies and targets were still on track

Miftah Ismail assures masses that electricity tariffs will start declining from October this year

He was addressing a news conference alongside Defence Minister Khawaja Asif

Defence minister says decision on next army chief on Nov 29; rules out favouritism

Tarin says conditions for loan ‘harsh’; Ismail claims it is aftermath of PTI’s doing

Finance minister says government has 13 months but he may not even have that much time

Minister says the scope of tax net is being increased

Cabinet okays bringing in tomatoes, onions without duties and taxes from Iran, Afghanistan

Finance minister says 'real faces' exposed after call between Jhagra, Tarin and Leghari comes to light

K-P finance minister says ‘floods take precedence over all else’

Province declines to show Rs117 cash surplus, an IMF precondition

Finance minister should not blame others for his incompetence, says PTI leader

Hanif Abbasi says Miftah Ismail should stop looting and burdening common man

PML-N leader Abid Sher Ali lashes out at finance minister for increasing power tariff

Inflow of dollars has increased by around $800m, says Miftah

Light diesel rate reduced fractionally, kerosene oil price jacked up

Says he was prepared and aware of the country's persistent problem of having a boom-bust cycle

Miftah admits he has nothing concrete to offer at second presser in as many days

'Saving Pakistan from economic bankruptcy was the first major achievement, second will be economic development'

Finance minister also optimistic about lower prices of pol products in near future as crude oil price comes down

Finance minister says programme 'on track'

The inflow will increase sliding foreign exchange reserves, says Finance Minister Miftah Ismail

Says PTI had pushed country to verge of bankruptcy