President forms National Economic Council with Prime Minister as Chair
Published on: June 9, 2024.
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The National Economic Council (NEC) was established by the president on Friday, with the prime minister serving as its chair.
According to a notification from the Cabinet Division, the NEC has been formed under clause (1) of Article 156 of the Constitution.
Under the leadership of the prime minister, the NEC will include the chief ministers of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan. Additionally, the NEC will have four members nominated by the prime minister and four members nominated by the chief ministers.
The prime minister has nominated Ishaq Dar, Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister; Khawaja Asif, Minister for Defence; Muhammad Aurangzeb, Minister for Finance and Revenue; and Ahsan Iqbal, Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives as the prime minister’s nominees.
The chief ministers have nominated Marriyum Aurangzeb, Senior Minister for Planning and Development, Environment Protection and Climate Change, Forestry, Fisheries, and Wildlife; Chief Minister’s Special Initiatives, Punjab; Jam Khan Shoro, Minister for Irrigation, Sindh; Muzammil Aslam, Advisor to the Chief Minister on Finance, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa; and Zahoor Ahmed Buledi, Minister for Planning and Development, Balochistan as their nominees.
Additionally, Ahad Iqbal Cheema, Minister for Economic Affairs Division; Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission; Secretary Finance Division; Secretary Economic Affairs Division; and Secretary Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Division will also be invited to participate in the NEC meetings.
Source: Profit Pakistan Today
