Dar has no Iqama of any country: spokesman

The Spokesman of Federal Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar on Thursday categorically stated that the Minister does not hold Iqama (Residence/Permit) or nationality of any country in the world except Pakistan. In a statement, the Spokesman clarified, "Senator Dar was professionally engaged as Financial Adviser in United Arab States (UAE) from year 2002 to year 2008 and same was properly disclosed in Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and Tax Returns for the said period."
He said, "Senator Dar did have official "Iqama" for performing his aforesaid professional advisory services. However, he resigned from this position before joining the Federal Cabinet on March 31, 2008 and subsequently the Iqama lapsed/expired."