ISLAMABAD – PM Imran Khan has lived up to the promises made to the nationin his first speech after historic victory in the July 25 elections.
The Cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan has imposed a ban on first-classair travel by the top officials.
The decision was taken during the second cabinet meeting under which thePresident, head of the government, Chief Justice, Senate chairman and theNational Assembly speaker will no longer be able to avail the first-classair travel facility.
In the meeting, the government also discontinued discretionary funds of thePM, federal ministers and members of the National Assembly.
In a press conference followed the cabinet meeting, Information MinisterFawad Chaudhry said: “The prime minister will not use his special charterfor visits.
He said that the top officials had the facility to travel in the firstclass of international flights and from now on they will be travelling inbusiness/club class.
It has been learnt that the first class is not available in the flightsbeing operated from Pakistan as this is offered by other internationalairlines and its fare is said to be three-hundred times higher than thebusiness/club class, a leading English daily reported.