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A meeting of the federal cabinet on Wednesday endorsed the proposal for contribution by the employees of the federal government towards construction of Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand Dams. The cabinet meeting presided over by the caretaker Prime Minister former Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk has endorsed a proposal that two days'' salary of officers (BPS 17-22) and one day salary of officials (BPS-1-16) will be donated for the cause. The cabinet members will contribute their one month''s salary to the fund.

The cabinet also emphasized the need for all provincial governments to ensure that the election code of conduct and the security protocols are strictly followed to ensure security during corner meetings and political gatherings. The meeting suggested that political leaders must be taken on board by the administration about the security measures being taken to ensure security during corner meetings and other political gatherings.

The secretary interior briefed the meeting about the measures being taken and the efforts being made to complement provincial governments in ensuring security and law & order during the general elections 2018. These measures included deployment of over 42,000 personnel of civil armed forces, information sharing with the provincial governments through NACTA, and provision of aviation support and technical assistance by FIA and NADRA.

The cabinet approved various measures, proposed by the Finance Division, to facilitate implementation of the Action Plan to fulfill country''s commitment towards anti-money laundering and countering terror-financing. Appointment of Muhammad Saleem, District & Sessions Judge, as Judge Banking Court-II, Lahore, for a period of three years was approved.

The cabinet approved withdrawal of a summary dated July 13, 2018 and the order issued under Sub-Section (B) of Section 16 of the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999. The cabinet approved ordinance for re-validation of the Competitive Examination Rules 2016 and 2017. The meeting also approved a proposal to assign additional charge of the post of chairman Port Qasim Authority to Asad Rafi Chandna (BS-21).

The cabinet also approved issuance of notification regarding exemption of federal taxes in the areas of erstwhile FATA/PATA, initially for a period of three months. Amendment in Section 6(3) of Elections Act, 2017 was also approved by the federal cabinet.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2018


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