Asad Umar steps down as head of NA body on finance

ISLAMABAD: Asad Umar, who recently rejoined the federal cabinet as the Minister for Planning and Development, on Wednesday stepped down as the chairman of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance.

The development took place during a session of the committee in Parliament and in the wake of Asad Umar's new appointment. National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser accepted the resignation. Umar, being a federal minister, will no longer be part of the committee.

The committee members unanimously voted in PTI MNA Faizullah Kamoka as the new chairman. His name had been recommended by PPP information secretary Dr Nafisa Shah and endorsed by PTI MNA Sardar Nasrullah Khan Dareshak.