Privatization Commission directed to pursue pending issues with Etisalat

22 Apr, 2016

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Friday directed the Chairman Privatization Commission, Finance Secretary and Secretary Privatization Commission to pursue pending issues with M/S Etisalat and hold a meeting with it for early settlement.

The minister chaired a meeting to review the overall working and performance of the Privatization Commission, said a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance.

The Chairman Privatization Commission, Mohammad Zubair gave a short overview of the performance of the Commission during the first nine months of the current fiscal year.

The chairman also briefed the meeting about the projects that were in the pipeline including the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM).

Finance Minister directed that response of the Sindh Government to Federal Government's offer for acquiring the PSM may be ascertained on priority so that an appropriate decision in the matter is taken without further delay.

Senior officials of the Ministry of Finance and Privatization Commission attended the meeting.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2016

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