Prime Minister Shahid
Khaqan Abbasi chaired a meeting of the Federal Cabinet today in Islamabad.
Imam-e-Ka’aba Dr. Saleh Bin Humaid was invited to the opening session of the
Cabinet meeting as a special guest.
Before the start of formal
proceedings of the Cabinet meeting, Imam-e-Ka’aba in his remarks thanked the
Prime Minister for inviting him to address the Cabinet. In his remarks, the
Imam-e-Ka’aba said that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia share historical and strong brotherly
bonds. He further stated that success lies in unity and the best decisions are
made for the benefit of the people. Imam-e-Ka’aba also conveyed good wishes to
the Cabinet and the people of Pakistan on behalf of the Custodian of the Two
Holy Mosques, Crown Prince, Religious Scholars and the people of Saudi Arabia.
Later in the formal
proceedings of the Federal Cabinet, the meeting ratified recommendations of the
Cabinet Committee for Disposal of Legislative Cases in its meeting held on
16-10-2017.
The Cabinet decided to
place the De-limitation Bill before the National Assembly for debate and
consideration. Earlier, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics gave a presentation
to the Cabinet on Census, 2017.
The Cabinet approved
establishment of Drug Court at Quetta and appointment of Mr. Justice Aftab
Ahmed Gorar as Judge Special Appellate Court under Section 46(1) of the
Prevention of Smuggling Act, 1977 in the Province of Sindh. Appointment of
Secretary Ministry of Information Technology & Telecommunication as
Chairman of Management Board of National Telecommunication Corporation was
approved by the Cabinet.
The Cabinet also assented
to the re-Constitution of the Board of Governors of Pakistan Agriculture
Research Council (PARC). The Cabinet accorded Ex-Post Facto approval to
initiate negotiations and for Signing of an Agreement on Scientific Exchange
and Cooperation between Pakistan Agriculture Research Council and Lanzhou
University, China. Amendments in the
Rules of Origin (ROO) under Malaysia – Pakistan Comprehensive Economic
Partnership Agreement (MPCEPA), was also approved by the Cabinet.
The Cabinet approved
signing of MoU between the Government of Mozambique and the Government of
Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Defence Domain. The Cabinet accorded approval
to sign Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of
Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income Between Islamic Republic of
Pakistan and Republic of Bulgaria.
The Cabinet also approved
extension in deputation period of Mr. Bebu Ram, Deputy Chief Engineer, Sui
Southern Gas Company Limited, Karachi.
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