ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has appointed new head ofthe Economic Advisory Council (EAC), according to a notification issued onTuesday.
The notification states that Shaukat Tarin, who has served as financeminister, will head the council. The EAC will advise the government oneconomic policies.
The 13-member committee includes notables such as banking and financialsector specialist Atif Bajwa, United Bank Limited CEO Sima Kamil, HabibBank Chairman Sultan Ali Allana, Lahore University of Management ScienceProfessor Dr Ali Cheema, Arib Habib, Fawad Anwar and Asif Riaz.
The council includes Supreme Court advocate Salman Akram Raja andagricultural policy specialist Muhammad Tasneem.