ECC Approves Rs. 17 Billion to Clear Pending Liabilities of Agency Partners of Pakistan Post Office 

Federal Minister for Finance Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb chaired a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet at Finance Division today.   The ECC considered and approved a summary submitted by the Ministry of Communications (Postal Services Wing) for a Technical Supplementary Grant (TSG) amounting to Rs. 16.995 billion for clearing of verified pending liabilities of companies/agency partners of Pakistan Post Office Department.   The ECC also considered and approved a summary submitted by the Election Commission of Pakistan for a TSG of Rs. 1.317 billion in connection with Local Government (bye-elections) in Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan and Local Government elections in Islamabad (ICT) & Punjab province during FY2024-25.  The meeting was attended by Minister for Industries and Production Rana Tanveer Hussain, Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan, Minister of State for Finance and Revenue Ali Pervaiz Malik, State Bank of Pakistan Governor, FBR Chairman, Federal Secretaries, and senior officers from concerned ministries and departments.