ISLAMABAD – Federal cabinet meeting in Islamabad takes multiple keydecisions.
The Special Assistant Firdous Ashiq Awan said that the cabinet approvedSenior Citizen Bill 2019 for the welfare of senior citizens and the HajjPolicy 2019.
She said Old Age Home will be established in Islamabad, which will be lateron extended to other parts of the country.
She said the cabinet approved National Commission on Rights of Child toprepare a database of abducted and missing children, procedure for workvisas with North Korea, and appointment of Zubair Gilani as new chairman ofBoard of Investment.
Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said that the prime minister directed CapitalDevelopment Authority to prepare a new master plan to address housing andother civic issues in the federal capital.
She said the cabinet approved abolishing of prize bond with thedenomination of 40,000 rupees to check black money.
She said it has been decided that Pakistan Steel Mills will not beprivatized. She said PSM will be revamped with new vision and approach. Shesaid PSM is a national asset and it will be run on public-privatepartnership basis.
The Special Assistant said it is prime minister’s vision to forge apartnership with overseas Pakistanis.
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She said the prime minister has directed establishment of facilitationcounters for overseas Pakistanis at all airports.
Dr Noor-ul-Haq Qadri said for the first time Saudi Arabia is extendinge-visa facility to Pakistani Hujjaj.
He said this time 200,000 Pakistani pilgrims will perform Hajj and thegovernment has made excellent arrangements for their transportation, food,and accommodation.
He said a sum of 25,000 to 58,000 rupees will be returned to Pakistanipilgrims under government Hajj Scheme as the government has successfullysaved amount from excellently bargaining in transport and accommodationmatters.
Dr Noor-ul-Haq Qadri said latest model air-conditioned buses have beenhired for the transportation of Pakistani Hujjaj. He said food of Pakistanitaste will be provided to Pakistani pilgrims.
