Hafeez Shaikh told as Adviser to PM

ISLAMABAD: The PTI-drove government on Friday issued the warning of Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh as Adviser to Prime Minister Imran Khan with the status of a government servant.

The notice issued by the Cabinet Division on Friday expressed that in exercise of forces given by Clause-I of the Article 93 of the Constitution, the President, on the guidance of the Prime Minister, has been satisfied to delegate Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh as Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance with the status of government serve with quick impact.

The warning said that the recently selected Adviser on Finance will likewise have the charge of Revenue and Economic Affairs Division. It was likewise referenced that his assignment will of a Federal Minister

The IMF program, amid the PPP, drove routine, had got suspended over the discussion of going through the Reformed General Sales Tax (RGST) from the parliament when Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh was holding the charge of Finance Ministry. The IMF in its one of the reports on post-program assessment had expressed that the Fund program couldn't run effectively without political support, so they suggested countersigning of the president on a future advance concurrence with Pakistan. Be that as it may, this suggestion was not actualized in the following system when the PML-N was administering over this nation in 2013-14. Another warning

issued by the Cabinet Division said that in exercise of forces presented by Clause 3 of the Article 92 of the Constitution, the President, on the guidance of the Prime Minister has been satisfied to acknowledge the acquiescence offered by Asad Umar from the workplace of the Federal Minister for Finance with impact from April 18, 2019.

Hafeez Sheik touched base in Islamabad on Friday and expected to accept his charge soon. The application includes: Senator Muhammad Azam Swati on Friday made a vow as Federal Minister at a function held here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.

President Dr. Arif Alvi managed the promise. The function was gone to by individuals from the Parliament, political laborers, and senior officers. Prior, President Arif Alvi on the guidance of Prime Minister Imran Khan and in the activity of forces given by statement (1) of Article 92 of the Constitution of Pakistan designated Muhammad Azam Swati as Federal Minister.

Swati would hold the arrangement of Parliamentary Affairs as distributed by the executive as far as principle 3(4) of the Rules of Business, 1973, a warning issued by the Cabinet Division here said.

Uncommon Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan on Friday accepted the charge of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Secretary Information and Broadcasting Shafqat Jalil and senior authorities of the service got Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan. The Secretary Information gave the Special Assistant a preparation on the working of the service.