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Who Is Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb?

Pakistan's finance minister ran the country's largest bank HBL for six years. The numbers he left behind tell a different story than the one he tells about himself.

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May 09, 2026
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Tariq Hussain runs a hardware stall on Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi. He opened an HBL current account in 2009 because the branch was close and the name felt like a guarantee. He has never changed banks.…

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