Prime Minister Shahid
Khaqan Abbasi today chaired meeting of the Federal Cabinet.
Following
agenda items were approved by the Federal Cabinet:
• Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) on Promotion of Tourism between the Government of the
Republic of Pakistan and the Government of the Republic of Mauritius.
• Approval of the Cabinet
to the Signing of Agreement of Cooperation between International Islamic
University Islamabad, Pakistan and Belarusian State Technological University
(BSTU), Belarus.
• Summary for the Cabinet
to Accord Approval to the Signing of Agreement of Cooperation between
Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Technology,
International Islamic University, Islamabad and Belarusian States University of
Informatics and Radio Electronics.
• Summary for the Cabinet
to Accord Approval to the Signing of Cooperation Agreement between Educational
Establishment (Belarusian State Technological University of Physical Culture)
MINSK, Republic of Belarus and International Islamic University Islamabad,
Pakistan.
• Summary for the Cabinet
Accord Approval to the Signing of Cooperation Agreement of Academic and
Research Cooperation between Sulaiman Bin Abdullah ABA Al-Khail – Centre for
Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences (SA-CIRBS), International Islamic
University Islamabad, Pakistan and Belarusian State University (BSU), Belarus.
• Summary for the Cabinet
to Accord Approval to the signing of Memorandum to Understanding (MoU)?between
Universities Australia and Pakistan Higher Education Commission to Encourage
Cooperation in the Fields of Higher Education and Academic Research of HEC.
• Summary for the Cabinet
to Accord Approval to the Signing of Agreement for Academic Cooperation and
Exchange between International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan &
the Belarusian State University (BSU), (MINSK, Belarus).
• NOC for the Award of
“Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit” to H.E. Mr. Khalid Memon, the Former
Ambassador of Pakistan to Poland by the Government of Republic of Poland.
• Ex-Post Facto
Approval for the Acceptance of the Turkish Military Award “The Legion of Merit”
to Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman NI(M), CAS by the Government of Republic of
Turkey.
• Ex-Post Facto Approval
for the Acceptance of “The Legion of Merit (Degree of Commander)” Medal to
Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah NI(M), former Chief of the Naval Staff by the
Government of United States of America.
• Ex-Post Facto Approval in
Principle to Start Negotiations and Signing of Agreement on Cooperation between
Associated Press of Pakistan Cooperation (APPC) and National Company Kazakh
Information Agency (Kazinform).
A detailed briefing was
given to the federal Cabinet on future business plan and strategy to
turn-around Pakistan International Airlines.
The Prime Minister directed
that a committee be constituted to undertake detailed study of the proposed
plan and to fine-tune the proposed strategy in order to make PIA a profitable
business venture.
Besides scheduled agenda,
the Law Minister briefed the Cabinet about the meetings of Speaker National
Assembly with Parliamentary leaders of various political parties to discuss and
resolve issues related to constitutional amendment bill 2017 (reallocation of
National Assembly seats in the light of Census 2017)
That MOS for information
appreciated the efforts and role of Speaker National Assembly in getting
together all the political parties and allies in the parliament and leading the
entire consultation. Furthermore MOS also appreciated the hard work put in by
the law minister in this regard.
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