How this govt helped country avert sovereign default
In April of this year, when Mian Shehbaz Sharif became prime minister and appointed me as finance minister, Pakistan had about $10.5 in foreign exchange reserves. Our reserves had fallen…
Downfall of monarchy
March 30 was no doubt an historical day in our national politics when the entire experienced political leadership gathered under one roof at Sindh House in Islamabad to mutually discuss…
Our real asset
I have attended countless sessions of parliament during my more than 20 years of parliamentary experience. However, when Mian Shehbaz Sharif, after being elected as the 23rd prime minister of…
Narrative of betrayal
Today, our national politics is seeing a lot of talk about two historical characters, whose betrayal two centuries ago is considered to be the main reason behind the start of…
The PTI’s second mini-budget
The writer has served as federal minister for finance, revenue and economic affairs. Shortly after coming into power, Imran Khan’s government presented a ‘mini-budget’, which was essentially a bill that…
Civil service reforms that work
The newly-installed PTI government has constituted a task force on civil-service reforms. Over the years our governments have tried a number of times to reform the civil service but for…
In the interest of…
The last time Mian Nawaz Sharif set forth towards Pakistan, his younger brother started going in circles at a safe distance from Lahore’s Allama Iqbal Airport, where the popular leader…
Energy, power, revolution
The past few days have been spent by repeatedly going over three questions that may appear to be not linked to each other. The first of them came from the…
Journey of economic revival
On April 19, 2022, I faced the most challenging day of my life when I took on the role of federal minister for planning, development & special initiatives. I was…
Decade of success
I had the honour of participating at the special ceremony held in Islamabad on the completion of ten years of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). On the occasion, Prime Minister…
