ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday vowed to save every penny of the poor people till “last drop of my blood”, saying that the country cannot afford that the bureaucracy and the elite enjoy luxuries at the expenses paid in taxes by poor. “In view of the larger national interests, all ministers and institutions should take all possible decisions and initiatives that could save each penny of the nation,” the premier said while chairing a meeting of the federal cabinet. He said that steps were being taken, on priority basis, to further improve governance and bring about institutional reforms in the country.
“We are introducing digitisation and smart management of institutions to modernise the country’s system and harmonise it in accordance with the international requirements,” PM Shehbaz said. He also appreciated the decisions taken by the finance minister, minister for national food security, minister for energy and other relevant ministers and officials for ensuring uninterrupted supply of urea fertilizer for the upcoming Rabi crop. An amount of $130 million was saved in the national exchequer by halting the import of urea and by ensuring uninterrupted gas supply to urea fertilizer units for the upcoming Rabi crop.
On the recommendations of the Ministry of Housing and Works, proposals were presented in the federal cabinet regarding the dissolution of Pakistan Public Works Department (PWD), transfer of its staff and ongoing projects to other minist.