NEW DELHI: The surprise promotion of Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, a close ally of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, to deputy prime minister was in fact “pre-planned” and a “complementary” to the PML-N supremo. The move is said to be for the purpose of Losses in the financial portfolio were revealed on Monday. Dar, 73, a chartered accountant and experienced politician from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party, was appointed deputy prime minister by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday, with immediate effect. and will continue in the future. News.
Shehbaz Sharif and Dar are currently in Saudi Arabia for a special meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Dar’s new appointment “came as a surprise to many, but there was little criticism from allies,” according to the Dawn newspaper.
The report said Mr Dar’s “awarding” of the “rarely filled” deputy prime minister position raises a number of questions.
According to the newspaper, the main topic is that PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif wants to place his “confidants” in key positions in the federal cabinet to “compensate for losses in the financial portfolio.” It means I’m thinking about it.
The report said the move was also seen as linked to the appointment of Nawaz Sharif as leader of the ruling PML-N party, who was stripped of his post following his conviction in the Panama Papers scandal. Ta.
Dar is believed to have a close relationship with Nawaz Sharif due to family ties through marriage, as Nawaz Sharif’s son is married to Sharif’s daughter.
According to the report, sources claimed that the move to appoint Dar as deputy prime minister was “pre-planned” and said it was agreed that Dar would serve as deputy prime minister when the coalition government was formed. .
However, Geo News reports that the decision to appoint the four-time finance minister as foreign minister comes as the financially strapped country seeks a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund. Japan will strengthen external financing from foreign capital by utilizing the IMF (IMF), which shows that there is a growing emphasis on the economy in foreign policy.
Mr. Dar served as Minister of Finance from 1998 to 1999 and then from March to May 2008. He led the Treasury from 2013 to 2017 and then again from 2022 to 2023. He also served as Minister of Industry and Investment from February 1997 to 2008. Sold in July 1997, from December 1997 he was sold until October 1999.
According to a report in Dawn, during Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s tenure, Dar served as the de facto deputy prime minister and headed a number of government and parliamentary committees as chairman. There is no provision for a deputy prime minister in the constitution, but Dar will be the second lawmaker to hold this role.
Chaudhry Parvez Elahi served as Deputy Prime Minister from June 25, 2012 to June 29, 2013, when the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) was in power. His responsibilities during this period were largely symbolic and were acknowledged by the then-President. Asif Ali Zardari supported the PPP-led government.
Elahi is currently the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, led by imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan, who is imprisoned on corruption charges.
Interestingly, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), a key ally of the PML-N-led government, had no objection to Dar’s new appointment. PPP Information Secretary Faisal Karim Kundi said the party had no objection to Dar’s appointment as deputy prime minister. “It is the prime minister’s prerogative to appoint Mr Dar as deputy prime minister,” he said, adding that the move was not intended as a “message” to anyone.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Khan’s PTI on Monday reacted strongly to Dar’s appointment as deputy prime minister, saying, “Mr Sharif is distributing important national posts within his family.”
Barrister Mohammad Ali Saif, special assistant to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister for Information, said: “The Sharif family distributes important state posts among family members.”
The PTI leader criticized the federal government for appointing individuals to high-ranking posts instead of addressing issues faced by the people, as the constitution does not provide for the post of deputy prime minister.
Following Dar’s appointment, Pakistan Institute for Legislative Development and Transparency (Pirdat) director Ahmed Bilal Mehboob called the move by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government “an extra-constitutional step with no real value.” I called it.
“This only shows the tension within the party and the competition for influence. At this critical juncture in our national life and the lowest point in our economic situation, we should not raise trivial issues but “This is not a laudable step, as the focus should be on “frivolous decisions,” the news agency quoted Mehboob as saying.
(Information provided by agency)
Shehbaz Sharif and Dar are currently in Saudi Arabia for a special meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Dar’s new appointment “came as a surprise to many, but there was little criticism from allies,” according to the Dawn newspaper.
The report said Mr Dar’s “awarding” of the “rarely filled” deputy prime minister position raises a number of questions.
According to the newspaper, the main topic is that PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif wants to place his “confidants” in key positions in the federal cabinet to “compensate for losses in the financial portfolio.” It means I’m thinking about it.
The report said the move was also seen as linked to the appointment of Nawaz Sharif as leader of the ruling PML-N party, who was stripped of his post following his conviction in the Panama Papers scandal. Ta.
Dar is believed to have a close relationship with Nawaz Sharif due to family ties through marriage, as Nawaz Sharif’s son is married to Sharif’s daughter.
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However, Geo News reports that the decision to appoint the four-time finance minister as foreign minister comes as the financially strapped country seeks a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund. Japan will strengthen external financing from foreign capital by utilizing the IMF (IMF), which shows that there is a growing emphasis on the economy in foreign policy.
Mr. Dar served as Minister of Finance from 1998 to 1999 and then from March to May 2008. He led the Treasury from 2013 to 2017 and then again from 2022 to 2023. He also served as Minister of Industry and Investment from February 1997 to 2008. Sold in July 1997, from December 1997 he was sold until October 1999.
According to a report in Dawn, during Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s tenure, Dar served as the de facto deputy prime minister and headed a number of government and parliamentary committees as chairman. There is no provision for a deputy prime minister in the constitution, but Dar will be the second lawmaker to hold this role.
Chaudhry Parvez Elahi served as Deputy Prime Minister from June 25, 2012 to June 29, 2013, when the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) was in power. His responsibilities during this period were largely symbolic and were acknowledged by the then-President. Asif Ali Zardari supported the PPP-led government.
Elahi is currently the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, led by imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan, who is imprisoned on corruption charges.
Interestingly, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), a key ally of the PML-N-led government, had no objection to Dar’s new appointment. PPP Information Secretary Faisal Karim Kundi said the party had no objection to Dar’s appointment as deputy prime minister. “It is the prime minister’s prerogative to appoint Mr Dar as deputy prime minister,” he said, adding that the move was not intended as a “message” to anyone.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Khan’s PTI on Monday reacted strongly to Dar’s appointment as deputy prime minister, saying, “Mr Sharif is distributing important national posts within his family.”
Barrister Mohammad Ali Saif, special assistant to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister for Information, said: “The Sharif family distributes important state posts among family members.”
The PTI leader criticized the federal government for appointing individuals to high-ranking posts instead of addressing issues faced by the people, as the constitution does not provide for the post of deputy prime minister.
Following Dar’s appointment, Pakistan Institute for Legislative Development and Transparency (Pirdat) director Ahmed Bilal Mehboob called the move by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government “an extra-constitutional step with no real value.” I called it.
“This only shows the tension within the party and the competition for influence. At this critical juncture in our national life and the lowest point in our economic situation, we should not raise trivial issues but “This is not a laudable step, as the focus should be on “frivolous decisions,” the news agency quoted Mehboob as saying.
(Information provided by agency)
