Asad Umar to be appointed as chairman Standing Committee on Finance
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Prime Minister Imran Khan gave go ahead to appoint former finance minister Asad Umar as the chairman for National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs.
It was reported that the prime minister has informed Asad of his decision and issued directives to National Assembly Chief Whip Amir Dogar.
According to the regulations, Umar will be first nominated as a member of the committee and then he will be appointed as the chairman.
The sources said that Imran Khan has successfully convinced former finance minister Asad Umar to re-join the federal cabinet in coming days.
PM meets Asad Umar, offers to rejoin cabinet
A day earlier, the premier met with former finance minister Asad Umar and offered him to rejoin the cabinet.
According to the sources, Umar had a one-to-one meeting with the prime minister today. The meeting was a part of the efforts to convince the former minister to rejoin the cabinet.