Due to years of poor performance and corruption, PM Shehbaz Sharif directed the immediate dissolution of the Pakistan Public Works Department (Pak PWD).
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a press release that the PM issued a directive during a high-level meeting on reducing government expenditures and the size of its infrastructure.
As a department, Pak PWD failed to achieve its objectives and asked for alternate mechanisms for the development projects tasked to the department.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal, Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb, Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Khan Cheema, PM’s Adviser on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah, Minister of State for Finance and Revenue, Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Jehanzeb Khan and other senior officials.
The committee had recommended the abolishment of certain government entities and the merger of others. The prime minister directed the committee to finalize further recommendations.
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