Islamabad
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Friday chaired a meeting of the Committee for Monitoring and Implementation of Conservation and Additional Austerity Measures at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The meeting reviewed progress on the implementation of previously announced decisions, with particular focus on expenditure management and conservation of resources across ministries and divisions.
Ishaq Dar emphasized the need for sustained efforts and close coordination among government institutions to achieve the objectives of the austerity drive.
He called for continued measures to reduce unnecessary expenditure and improve administrative efficiency, stressing that all concerned institutions shared responsibility for ensuring lasting financial savings.
The meeting was attended by the Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tariq Bajwa, and secretaries of the Cabinet, Law and Justice, Information and Broadcasting, and Federal Education and Professional Training divisions.
Senior representatives from all provinces, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and relevant ministries also attended the meeting.
