Minister for Industries and Production Hammad Azhar says FATF has acknowledged our high-level political commitment and significant progress. PHOTO: TWITTER/@Hammad_AzharThe federal government notified Minister of Industries Hammad Azhar's appointment as the Minister of Finance on Tuesday, and gave the additional charge of Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Petroleum to SAPM on Power Tabish Gohar. The decision to appoint Azhar as finance minister came a day after Hafeez Sheikh was removed from the post. On Monday, Federal Information Minister Senator Shibli Faraz told a private news channel that Prime Minister Imran Khan had decided to remove Sheikh from the post of finance minister. Read PM Imran removes Finance Minister Hafeez ShaikhHe also stated that Azhar, who already held the industries and production portfolio, would be given the additional charge of the finance ministry.

Source: The Express Tribune March 30, 2021 07:20 UTC