Cabinet upbeat about power generation

The Federal Cabinet has approved regulations of arms licences for prohibited automatic weapons and lifting of ban on non-prohibited bore arms licence. A meeting of the federal cabinet presided over by the Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday considered six-point agenda items including a proposal of Minister of Interior for regularization of armed licenses. According to the proposal, all automatic weapons will be required to be converted to semi-automatic by authorized dealers within a specified time and get new licenses in lieu of the previously issued licenses.
Alternately, a weapon holder will also have the option of returning his or her automatic weapon to the government at a prescribed rate. The cabinet meeting acknowledged the efforts of the government, ministry of power and the cabinet committee on energy to achieve enhanced power generation greater than the demand of electricity. A statement in this regard mentioned former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's efforts.
The Prime Minister stated that the government is cognizant of the problems faced by consumers in view of the power shortage and therefore is focusing on providing relief to domestic and industrial consumers. The Prime Minister informed the cabinet that several power projects are still in the implementation stage. The cabinet also approved signing of agreement on economic cooperation for the establishment of joint commission between Pakistan and Czech Republic.
The cabinet accorded approval to the filling up of vacant positions in the Pemra Council of Complaints in regions of Sindh, Islamabad, Lahore and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The meeting also accorded approval to establish one bench of Customs Appellate Tribunal at Quetta. The Cabinet offered prayers for the martyrs of North Waziristan explosion that occurred on Tuesday.