Times of Islamabad

Launching plan of ferry service and mass transit Authority being approved

Launching plan of ferry service and mass transit Authority being approved

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet is likely to approve the launching plan of aferry service in Pakistan and mass transit authority’s ordinance, citingsources.

A session of the federal cabinet is underway under the chair of PrimeMinister Imran Khan today.

The discussion related to the expansion of legal boundaries of the cabinetcommittee for disposal of legislative cases, mass transit authorityordinance, appointment of the chairman of Federal Board of Intermediate andSecondary Education (FBISE), establishment of a new liquefied natural gas(LNG) terminal at Port Qasim – Karachi, initiation of ferry service inPakistan.

[image: ferry service federal cabinet]

An annual report for the financial year 2018-19 will be presented by theNational Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), whereas, the membersof the federal cabinet will also be briefed over the Industry Report 2019.

The cabinet members will approve the decision of the Economic CoordinationCommittee (ECC) and the cabinet committee for energy. Moreover, theprovision of special powers to Rangers under Article 147 and briefing onPPRA rules and review plans for public and private construction are alsopart of the agenda.

The decision took by the federal cabinet in 2005 for the installation ofelectricity meters in Islamabad will be reviewed in the ongoing session.