March 8, 2019 (MLN): At a Federal Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan at his office yesterday, the Cabinet reviewed the progress on implementation of Government’s Reform agenda
They expressed satisfaction over the steady progress being made in critical areas such as legal reforms, introduction of a new Local Government System to empower people at grassroots level, promotion of Green Growth, implementation of select water initiatives, FATA reforms, Balochistan reconciliation, poverty alleviation, Sarmaya-i-Pakistan and National Agriculture Emergency Program etc.
On economic front, progress on revival of manufacturing and SME sector, financial inclusion, Prime Minister’s 05 million housing project, tourism, tax reforms, ease of doing business and energy sector was also discussed in detail.
The Cabinet accorded ex-post facto approval to regularization of excess expenditure for financial year 2017-18 and Supplementary Grants for FY 2018-19. Finance Division also submitted before the Cabinet Annual Report and Audited Financial Statement of Audit Oversight Board (AOB) for the year 2018. The Cabinet approved appointment of Directors on the Board of Directors of National Bank of Pakistan from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
Amongst other social and environmental agendas, the cabinet also approved Heads of the Terms of the Host Government Agreement between Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division) of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and TAPI Pipeline Company Limited on implementing TAPI Gas Pipeline project.
