He further stated that the export of processed Halal meat to the Muslim countries witnessed a quantum upsurge. Pakistan earned $214.5 million on export of processed/value added meat during 2012-13 as compared to $20 million on export of live animals. The meeting was given a briefing on Livestock and Dairy Development, Animal Quarantine Department, regarding export of animals to Iran and Afghanistan through Balochistan, establishment of independent and permanent secretariat of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) with provincial representation, and working and performance of IPC, etc.
Minister for IPC Riaz Hussain Pirzada briefed the committee about the steps taken by the ministry for flourishing the sports activities in the country. He also agreed to the committee that incentives should be awarded to the hockey players and also the independence/freehand should be given to the hockey federation. He further said that Pakistan is facing defeat in all sports activities due to the federal control over the respective sports association.
Senior officials of Higher Education Commission (HEC) briefed the committee that the HEC scholarships are open under all major disciplines and there is no bar for candidates to apply under any selected field. They further stated that in compliance with the recommendations of the committee, all the foreign scholarship holders are now bound to get NOC from their respective Pakistani Embassy.
The committee recommendations included; (i) Pakistan Boys Scouts Association and the Pakistan Girls Guide Association may be transferred back to Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training and in this regard the Ministry of IPC recorded that they have no objection over this matter; (ii) the government should initiate steps so that in future no private school should be awarded NOC without fulfilling the requirement of a reasonable playground and sports facilities to the students; (iii) sports federations should be made independent and their funds should be enhanced and like other sports the private sponsors should also be hired by the Pakistan Hockey Federation for boosting the hockey in the country.
The committee also constituted a sub-committee to set the criteria for the selection of new director general Pakistan Sports Board and; (iv) import of dry milk should be banned in Pakistan and National Testing Services (NTS) should not be approached for the selection of employees for the ministries as the services of NTS are not up to the mark.