PM Abbasi chairs cabinet meeting
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi chaired a meeting of the Federal Cabinet at Prime Minister’s Office on Thursday.
The cabinet approved signing of the MoU between National Library of Pakistan and National Library of Cuba ‘Jose Marti’ for strengthening mutual cooperation between the two libraries of Pakistan and Cuba.
The cabinet also approved signing of tripartite MoU between National Transport Research Center, Pakistan and China Highway & Transportation Society & Second Highway Consultants Company Limited, China, to conduct study on international transport technology standards and specification systems, especially in those countries along the ‘Belt and Road’ routes.
The cabinet ratified the decisions taken by Cabinet Committee for Disposal of legislative Cases (CCLC) in its meeting held on April 4, 2018, and the decisions taken by the Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCOP) in its meeting held on March 3, 2018.
The cabinet approved appointment of Lt-Gen Sadiq Ali as Chairman of Pakistan Ordnance of Factories Board (POFB).
Approval was accorded to Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development to grant licenses to 54 overseas employment promoters, as recommended by Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment (BEOE). Appointment of Dr Khawar Siddiquie Khokhar as Director General of National Institute of Electronics (NIE), Islamabad, was also approved.