ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar on Friday called for continued efforts to reduce avoidable expenditure and improve administrative efficiency, underscoring the shared responsibility of all concerned institutions in translating the government’s measures for austerity and conservation into lasting savings.
The deputy prime minister, chairing a meeting of the Committee for Monitoring and Implementation of Conservation and Additional Austerity Measures here emphasised that sustained follow-through and close coordination were essential to achieving the objectives of the government’s austerity drive.
The committee took stock of ongoing implementation and follow-up on earlier decisions, focusing on expenditure management and conservation of resources across ministries and divisions.
The meeting was attended by the Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja, SAPM Tariq Bajwa; secretaries of the cabinet; law and justice; information and broadcasting; and federal education and professional training; along with senior representatives from all provinces, AJK and GB and concerned ministries.