Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) stalwart Jahangir Khan Tareen took to Twitter on Sunday to “vehemently” condemn a campaign against former finance minister Asad Umar.
“I vehemently condemn [PTI social media activist] Farhan Virk’s campaign against Asad Umar. Asad & I have struggled together against the status-quo for more than 8 years & I hold him in the highest regard,” he said.
I vehemently condemn Farhan Virk's campaign against Asad Umar. Asad & I have struggled together against the status-quo for more than 8 years & I hold him in the highest regard. Asad continues to be part and parcel of PTI senior leadership and we all value his role.
— Jahangir Khan Tareen (@JahangirKTareen) April 21, 2019
The PTI leader said Umar continues to be part and parcel of the senior PTI leadership as they all value his role.
Asad Umar stepped down in a cabinet shuffle on Thursday. The government named Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, a former World Bank official who served as finance minister from 2010-2013, as adviser on finance, replacing Umar.
