ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Ishaq Dar emphasised newly appointed team of Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) to ensure consistent, transparent and focused regulatory oversight across sectors for achieving high economic growth and social harmony in country.

During meeting with SECP management, Minister extended full support to Commission and emphasised SECP team to work with dedicated focus and zeal.

Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Finance, Tariq Bajwa; SAPM on Revenue, Tariq Pasha, Secretary Finance, Hamed Yaqoob Sheikh, Chairman SECP, Amir Khan, SECP Commissioners, Akif Saeed, Sadia Khan, Abdul Rehman Warraich, Mujtaba A. Lodhi and senior officers from finance division attended.

Finance Minister Dar extended felicitations to newly appointed SECP commissioners and highlighted role of SECP as regulator of corporate sector, capital market, insurance and investment sectors for betterment and progress of Pakistan s economy.

Finance Minister further appreciated SECP’s work as contributor to financial and economic development in Pakistan by taking a number of regulatory measures in restoring and maintaining confidence of domestic as well as foreign investors.

Chairman and SECP commissioners apprised Minister of various regulatory initiatives being taken for mitigating systemic problems and building investors’ confidence and further ensured their full support and cooperation.

Published in The Daily National Courier, December, 17 2022

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