ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed for immediate dissolution of the Public Works Department due to years long poor performance and corruption.
The prime minister issued the directive during a high-level meeting held on reducing the government expenditures and the size of its infrastructure.
During the meeting, the prime minister said that the Pak PWD as a department had failed to achieve its objectives and asked for an alternate mechanism for the development projects which were tasked to it, APP reported.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb, Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal, Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Khan Cheema, PM’s Adviser on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah, Minister of State for Finance and Revenue, Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Jehanzeb Khan and other relevant key officials.
For the reduction of government expenditures, PM Shehbaz was apprised of a report compiled by a committee headed by Chairman Deputy Planning Commission Jehanzeb Khan.
The committee had recommended for abolishment of certain government entities and the merger of others.
Prime Minister’s Direction for Further Recommendations
The PM directed the committee for finalization of further recommendations.
وزیراعظم محمد شہباز شریف کی زیر صدارت حکومتی اخراجات اور حکومتی ڈھانچے کا حجم کم کرنے کے حوالے سے اہم اجلاس۔
پاکستان پبلک ورکس ڈیپارٹمنٹ کو سال ہا سال ناقص کارکردگی اور کرپشن پر فوری طور پر ختم کرنے کی ہدایت pic.twitter.com/bZmJUjGigL
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