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Summary President Asif Ali Zardari has approved nomination of five members for NEC.
President Asif Ali Zardari nominated four members of Federal Government for National Economic Council (NEC) on the advice of the Prime Minister here on Friday.Dr Arbab Alamgir Khan, Federal Minister for Communications (MNA from Khyber Pakhtunkhawa), Ch Ahmed Mukhtar, Federal Minister for Water and Power (MNA from Punjab), Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Minister for Finance, Revenue, Planning and Development, Economic Affairs and Statistics (Senator from Sindh), Mir Changez Khan Jamali, Federal Minister for Science and Technology (MNA from Balochistan).The president also approved the nomination of Hasnain Mirza (MPA from Sindh) as the member of NEC from Sindh.President’s spokesman Senator Farhatullah Babar said that according to Clause 1 of Article 156, the NEC comprises of the Prime Minister, the Chief Ministers and one member from each province to be nominated by the Chief Minister. The Prime Minister may also nominate four more members from time to time.He said that although it was neither mandatory nor constitutional requirement yet the former Prime Minister had nominated the above federal ministers, one from each province, for the NEC.
