Shehbaz says the ministry has failed to achieve its objectives
Islamabad:
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday ordered the immediate dissolution of the Pakistan Public Works Department (Pak PWD) citing years of poor performance and corruption.
The Prime Minister issued the directive at a high-level meeting on reducing government expenditure and infrastructure spending, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a press release.
During the meeting, the Prime Minister noted that Pakistan PWD as a department has failed to achieve its objectives and called for an alternative mechanism for development projects imposed on the department.
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The meeting was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal, Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb, Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Khan Cheema, Political Adviser to the Prime Minister Rana Sanaullah, Minister of State for Finance and Revenue, Vice Chairman Planning Commission Jehanzeb Khan and other relevant dignitaries.
Regarding cuts in government expenditure, a report compiled by a committee headed by Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Jehanzeb Khan was presented to the Prime Minister.
The committee had recommended abolition of certain government agencies and merging of others. The Prime Minister directed the committee to finalise further recommendations.
