Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday chaired a meeting of the Committee for Monitoring and Implementation of Conservation and Additional Austerity Measures to review progress on the government’s spending controls.
According to a statement issued by his office, the committee examined the effectiveness of ongoing steps aimed at maintaining fiscal discipline in the current situation.
The meeting reviewed the implementation status of previously approved austerity measures across federal ministries and provincial governments.
Dar expressed satisfaction over the progress made so far, particularly in reducing non-essential expenditure and improving the use of resources, the statement said.
He directed relevant ministries and departments to further strengthen monitoring mechanisms related to the austerity drive and ensure strict compliance with prescribed guidelines.
Participants of the meeting included federal ministers for finance, petroleum, information technology, economic affairs, and information and broadcasting.
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tariq Bajwa, federal secretaries for information technology and petroleum, as well as chief secretaries of the provinces and other senior officials also attended the session.
