Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that none of the elected candidates have what it takes to be the finance minister.

Speaking on DawnNews programme ‘NewsWise’, the estranged PML-N leader said: “Those people who are coming through the assembly, none of them have what it takes to be the finance minister. You will have to get someone from outside. A person who understands finance considering the situation of the country”.

Abbasi said that the finance minister’s job was not that hard, adding that the minister just needs to implement the IMF programme.

“We are not capable of financial discipline nor making any policies,” he said. “A finance minister should be brought who is a sensible person and understands these things.”