Shehbaz constitutes austerity monitoring committee
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday formally constituted a committee to monitor the implementation of ‘ambitious’ austerity measures announced a few days ago. A notification regarding the constitution of the committee was issued at the directive of the prime minister. The seven-member committee included Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Education Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain, IT and Telecommunication Minister Syed Aminul Haque, Law and Justice Minister Azam Nazeer Tarrar, National Food Security and Research Minister Tariq Bashir Cheema, PM’s advisor on Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan Affairs Qamar Zaman Kaira and Minister of State for Power Hashim Notezai, said a press release issued by the PM Office Media Wing on Sunday. The committee would oversee the implementation of decisions taken during the federal cabinet meeting on Feb 22. The principal accounting officer of each ministry, division and department would submit recommendations to implement the measure before the committee by Feb 27.