Miftah Ismail appointed finance minister hours before Budget 2018

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain Friday administered the oath of office to Miftah Ismail as a federal minister for finance, revenue and economic affairs, a statement from the President House said.The event held here at the President House was attended by members of the federal cabinet, party workers and senior officials.Miftah Ismail was serving as the Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs. He will be presenting the PML-N’s sixth and last federal budget for the financial year 2018-19 in the parliament this evening.