Economic Coordination Committee which met in Islamabad on Tuesday with Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar in the chair approved technical supplementary grant of 200 million rupees in favour of Department of the Auditor General of Pakistan to meet employee related expenses.

The ECC also approved a technical supplementary grant for Ministry of Interior of Rs 3813.95 million i-e Rs 2989.37 million for FC KP(North) and Rs 824.58 million for FC KP(South) for ration bills.

The ECC also approved a summary of Petroleum Division regarding policy guidelines for import on foreign supplier’s account through customs bonded Storage facilities.

Federal Minister for Commerce Syed Naveed Qamar, Minister of State for Petroleum Musadik Masood Malik, SAPM on Finance Tariq Bajwa and Coordinator to the PM on Economy Bilal Azhar Kayani, Federal Secretaries and other senior officers attended the meeting.

Meanwhile, Minister for Finance Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired meeting on matters related to Civil Aviation Division and Airport Security Force in Islamabad on Tuesday

The Chair was briefed on the issues being faced by the Aviation sector pertaining to regulation, service provision, security, safety and enhancement of state capacity in Aviation sector.

The meeting discussed the necessary amendments required in the aviation laws/ordinances in order to ensure effective service provision to improve the standards of aviation sector in Pakistan to meet the international standards for resumption of PIA flights to the USA, UK and the Europe.

Federal Minister for Aviation and Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique, Federal Minister for Commerce Syed Naveed Qamar, SAPM on Finance Tariq Bajwa, Secretary Aviation, DG ASF, DG CAA and senior officers from Finance and Aviation attended the meeting.

Source: Radio Pakistan