ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet is set to meet on Monday to discuss important issues and to devise a plan to deal with the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl’s (JUI-F) ‘Azadi March’.
Sources informed Pakistan Today that Interior Minister Brigadier (r) Ijaz Shah and Secretary Interior Maj (r) Azam Suleman Khan will brief the cabinet on their plan to deal with the protesters. The cabinet will then discuss an action plan to deal with the sit-in.
Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to brief ministers about his visit to China and talks held with the Chinese leadership in the wake of President Xi Jinping’s visit to India. The prime minister will also inform the cabinet of the rapprochement being carried out by Pakistan between Saudi Arabia and Iran amid rising tension between the two Islamic countries.
According to sources, Adviser to PM on Institutional Reforms and Minister of Religous Affairs and Interfaith Harmony will give a presentation on databank and properties of the Evacuee Trust Properties Board (ETPB).
Minsters will also discuss decisions taken by the cabinet’s Economic Coordination Committee held on October 2.
A review of the Cabinet Committee’s decision to dispose of legislative cases is also on the agenda.
Posting and transfer of managing director of National Fertilizer Marketing Ltd would also be discussed.
The cabinet would discuss the appointment of Securities and Exchange Policy Board members. The approval of Islamabad Blood Transfusion Authority Employees Service Regulations 2019 is also on the agenda, sources said.
Nomination of Members of the Board of Authority under the Islamabad Healthcare Regulation Act, the Real estate (Regulation and Development) Ordinance 2019 will also be tabled.
In addition to that, the cabinet is expected to review the wheat situation in the country, action plan on manufacturing and smuggling of illegal tobacco products, presentation on CDA Islamabad restructuring, presentation on Master Plan Islamabad and implementation of public interest initiatives.
