Miftah officially steps down as finance minister.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Miftah Ismail officially resigned from the office of finance minister on Tuesday, days after announcing that he had verbally informed the premier of his decision to step down from the post.

Miftah steps down as former finance czar and PML-N leader Ishaq Dar is set to take the reins of the office.

The minister submitted his written resignation to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, stating that it was 'an honour to serve the country" under his leadership.

'I am resigning from my post as finance and revenue minister,' his resignation declared.

The development came on Sunday after an important PML-N meeting was held under the chairmanship of party supremo and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in London.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, Miftah, Dar and Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan attended the huddle.

In the meeting, the country's overall political situation was discussed in detail.

Earlier, Miftah submitted his unofficial...