PM Imran to chair CCI meeting today

Last updated on: 06 August,2020 05:04 am

The 42nd session of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) will be held in Islamabad today.

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Prime Minister Imran Khan will preside over the 42nd session of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) in Islamabad today (Thursday), Dunya News reported.

The 42nd session of the Council of Common Interests will be attended by chief ministers of four provinces, some federal ministers, attorney general and other officials to review a 14-point agenda.

The CCI meeting will consider national strategy against the coronavirus pandemic while the implementation of taxes, LNG import, and other important decisions will be reviewed in the meeting.

According to sources, the meeting will discuss a range of issues, including amendment in the OGRA Ordinance 2002 and the issue of giving control of Lower Portion Chashma Canal to Punjab is also part of the agenda.

The agenda also includes amendments to the Minerals Act, 1948, and the implementation of HEC decisions will be reviewed in the meeting.

The suggestions will be presented in the upcoming meeting on the issue of water distribution among provinces in the light of decisions taken in the previous CCI meeting.

The participants will also review the implementation of the decisions taken during the previous CCI meetings.