Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi today chaired
meeting of the Federal Cabinet here at PM Office.
The Cabinet strongly condemned unprovoked firing by Indian security
forces across LoC today wounding innocent civilians including
women and children. The Cabinet prayed for swift recovery of the injured.
The Cabinet offered Fateha for the martyrs of Kurram Agency IED Blast
on Sunday and
the martyrs of terrorist attack in Quetta today.
The Cabinet expressed deep appreciation for
Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar for his extraordinary role in achieving
10-year high growth rate of 5.3 percent in financial year 2017, endorsed and
acknowledged by the World Bank in its recent statement.
The Cabinet approved appointment of Ms. Justice Musarrat
Hilali, Judge Peshawar High Court as the Judge Special Appellate Court Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa under Section 46(1) of the Prevention of Smuggling Act, 1977.
The Cabinet approved the proposal to notify Pakistan Mortgage Refinance
Company Limited as Development Financial Institution under Section 3-A of the
Banking Companies Ordinance 1962. Ex-Post
Facto approval of acceptance of Argentine award “Order of Mayo” by Mr. Imtiaz
Ahmed, Additional Secretary, Foreign Affairs Division was also granted. Mr.
Imtiaz Ahmed had received the award while serving as ambassador of the country
in Argentine.
The Cabinet also approved signing of Inter-Governmental Agreement on
supply of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) between Ministry of Energy (Petroleum
Division), Government of Islamic Republic of Pakistan and Economic Planning
Unit, Prime Minister’s Department, Government of Malaysia.
Ex-post facto approval of acceptance of Awards ”King Abdul Aziz Medal of
Excellence”& “Legion of Merit” by Kingdom of Saudi Arabia & Turkish
Government to General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, NI(M), Chairman Joint Chiefs of
Staff Committee, was also granted. Signing
of MOU between TAFE Directors Australia and the Pakistan National Vocational
and Technical Training Commission for encouraging cooperation in vocational and
technical training to NAVTTC was also approved by the Federal Cabinet
the meeting ratified various decisions of the Economic
Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet taken during its meeting held on
06-10-2017.
The Cabinet approved appointment of six members of National Industrial
Relations Commission.
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