ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Asad Umar announced that he is stepping down as finance minister.
Talking to the press, he said that it was time to make some “difficult decisions” to stabilize the economy. He announced earlier that he has obtained the prime minister’s consent to not take any cabinet position. This is days after reports of a reshuffle in the cabinet were rubbished by the government’s spokesperson.
Umar ended his tweet by quoting, “As part of a cabinet reshuffle, [the] prime minister desired that I take the energy minister portfolio instead of finance,” he said. “However, I have obtained his consent to not take any cabinet position. I strongly believe @ImranKhanPTI is the best hope for Pakistan and inshAllah will make a Naya Pakistan.”
He also mentioned in his press conference that he was asked to take the energy portfolio following a reshuffle in the cabinet. “I met the prime minister this morning and convinced him that I did not want to take any portfolio,” he said. (INP)
