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Sunday, October 31, 2010
10 ministries to be abolished by end of year, says Hafeez ShaikhBy Sajid Chaudhry
ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Dr Hafeez Shaikh on Saturday announced that 10 federal ministries would be abolished by the end of the year.
Five ministries are to be abolished within a few days and the remaining five by the end of the year, he said.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) authorities were not annoyed with Pakistan and everything had been going as per schedule, he said. Shaikh made these comments while talking to the media after inaugurating a two-day national conference on making the 18th Amendment and the National Finance Commission (NFC) Award successful. The conference was organised by the Forum of Federations, a global network on federalism and the Pakistan Centre for Civic Education, supported by the German Foreign Office.
When asked whether the federal ministries would be transferred to the provinces or abolished, the finance minister said that a few ministries would be abolished, while some would be transferred to the provinces, as per the decision taken on abolishing of the Concurrent List under the 18th Amendment.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk