Federal cabinet approves extension of Pak-Afghanistan Transit Trade Agreement
Last updated on: 10 February,2021 09:35 am
Cabinet also expressed displeasure on the unscheduled load shedding.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Minister for Information and Broadcasting Syed Shibli Faraz has said that the cabinet has approved extension of Afghan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement for three months with effect from Thursday.
He said the cabinet also expressed displeasure on the unscheduled load shedding, and asked the authorities concerned to end this on urgent basis.
The minister said the cabinet was also apprised that government’s Roshan Digital Account initiative is yielding positive results and so far around 500 million dollars have been received under this project.
Talking about steps taken to control inflation in the country, the Information Minister said market committees have been abolished and district administration has been asked to control prices of the essential items to provide maximum relief to the common people.
He said the meeting was informed that effective measures have been taken to curb smuggling of petrol, which resulted in ending a loss of 120 billion rupees in revenue.