Hafeez Shaikh to preside over ECC meeting today
Sources said that an 18-point agenda would be discussed during the meeting.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh will preside over the meeting of Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) in Islamabad today (Friday), Dunya News reported.
After the resignation of former finance minister Asad Umar, for the first time, Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Hafeez Shaikh would preside over the ECC meeting. Sources said that an 18-point agenda would be discussed during the meeting.
A comprehensive plan for Pakistan Steel Mills restoration and a summery for appointment of an advisory consortium would come under discussion during the meeting.
Sources further informed that a summary of Rs 54 crore supplementary grant for National Savings Organizations would be presented the summary of supplementary grant for Oubjab Rangers would also be tabled ib the meeting.
The matter of additional funds of Rs 3 crore and 72 lakh for the Interior Ministry would also come under consideration while the issue of payment of salaries to Khasadar Force in South Waziristan is also part of the agenda.
