Besides Umar, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, Petroleum Minister Ghulam Mohammad Sarwar, Health Minister Aamir Mahmood Kiyani, Housing Minister Tariq Bashir Cheema, Kashmir and GB Affairs Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, over “unsatisfactory performance”. On the other hand, former finance minister Shaukat Tareen has also refused to head the finance ministry, citing personal reasons. According to sources, former finance minister Shaukat Tareen, Hafeez Pasha, Salman Shah and Omer Ayub are in the run for the coveted slot. During his stint as the finance minister, Umar had ruffled many a feather with his economic policies. This was refuted by the information minister, who said the prime minister had no plan to remove his finance minister.

Source: Pakistan Today April 18, 2019 09:25 UTC