PM chairs federal cabinet meeting

SLAMABAD (92 News) – Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a meeting of the federal cabinet on Tuesday to discuss 16-point agenda. The cabinet offered fateha for ten martyred soldiers of Pakistan army in Balochistan, Waziristan and those who were martyred in incident of crashed training aircraft. The meeting is discussing overall political and economic situation in the country. The meeting would discuss a 16-point agenda, including matters related to the establishment of a commission for the children’s rights, amending the rules of business act 1973 and a summary for appointment of MD PASCO. The meeting will also discuss amendment in rules of business related to federal secretariat and appointment of the chairperson of national commission for human rights. On July 25, the prime minister took the federal cabinet into confidence on his visit to the United States. The cabinet meeting was briefed about the prime minister’s US visit. It also discussed the US President Donald Trump’s mediation on the Kashmir issue. Prime Minister Imran Khan told the meeting that Trump had offered to mediate the Kashmir dispute between Pakistan and India. “Pakistan wants early resolution of the Kashmir issue,” he said. The meeting was also briefed about the expenditures incurred on treatment and foreign tours during the Nawaz and Zardari tenures. Moreover, the federal cabinet also endorsed the decisions made by the Economic Coordination Committee. The forum also approved abolition of mentioning of the profession in the passport. It also decided to get back the money spent on foreign tours during the last 10 years. It also approved extension in the 8th Wage Board. According to details received by 92 News, foreign prime minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf made nine foreign tours during his tenure from 2012 to 2013 and an amount of Rs106.9 million was incurred on them. Former prime minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani made 48 foreign tours from 2008 to 2012 and a total sum of Rs571.6 million was spent on them. Moreover, an amount of Rs278.2 million was spent on former president Mannoon Hussain’s 31 tours from 2013 to 2018. Earlier, the federal cabinet is discussing 12-point agenda including the alleged videotape of Judge Arshad Malik released by Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz.