Asad Umar takes oath as minister for planning development and reforms

ISLAMABAD: Former finance minister Asad Umar on Tuesday was re-inducted into the federal cabinet as he took oath as the minister for planning development and reforms.

President Arif Alvi administered the oath to Umar at the Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad.

Khusro Bakhtiar, who previously served as the minister for planning development and reforms, will now serve as the federal minister for petroleum.

Earlier, Omar Ayub was handling the petroleum division along with the energy division.

In April, Umar had decided to leave the federal cabinet in April after he was removed as the finance minister. At the time, he was offered the post of energy ministry by Prime Minister Imran Khan. who was earlier holding this portfolio has been appointed as the Petroleum Minister.

Reports had been rife for the last two months that a cabinet reshuffle was on the cards, and it was widely being reported that Umar would return to the cabinet.