Taimur Jhagra has asked for KP's right, don't you dare suppress his voice: Asad Umar
PTI Secretary General Asad Umar speaking to media in Karachi. — Video screenshot/Geo.tv PTI's Asad Umar says Taimoor Jhagra "has asked for KP's right". Warns against attempts to "suppress" his voice. Claims PTI was in much stronger position to negotiate with IMF. PTI Secretary General Asad Umar on Saturday defended Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Finance Taimur Jhagra — under fire for backing out of a key International Monetary Fund (IMF) requirement — saying the minister "asked for KP's right" and no one should "suppress his voice". Umar's remarks come a day after Jhagra wrote to Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail saying it will be "next to impossible" for the province to run a surplus this fiscal year. He asked for the government to resolve outstanding issues such as budget allocations for the former federally administered tribal area (FATA), monthly transfers of net hydel profits in accordance with agreed ter