Pakistan Army to backstop govts efforts for economic revival: COAS
Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) Saturday here declared that there would be no compromise on the writ of the state and nobody would be allowed to impose its agenda through the use of force and barrel of the gun.
Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani conveyed the declaration on behalf of the Apex Committee of SIFC after its fifth meeting.
He was addressing a press conference along with Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi, Minister for Interior Sarfraz Bugti, Minister for Information Technology Umar Saif, Minister for Law Ahmad Irfan Aslam and Advisor to PM Jawad Sohrab Malik.
The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) resumed the proceedings of 5th Apex Committee Meeting on Saturday. The 2nd session was arranged to seek input from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Interior, Information Technology & Telecommunications, National Food Security & Research, and Water Resources for improving business and investment climate in the country. The meeting was chaired by the caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar and attended by Chief of Army Staff, federal cabinet, provincial chief ministers and high level government officials. Ministries presented comprehensive plans, covering milestones, timelines and solutions to overcome major challenges. The committee unanimously decided to take all decisions in larger interest of the country and deal with the menace of smuggling, hoarding and market manipulations with iron hands through an elaborate enforcement mechanism.
Prime minister directed the ministries to optimally utilise short interim period for a positive contribution while also initiating medium and long term policy interventions. Chief of Army Staff pledged unwavering support of Pakistan Army to backstop the Government’s efforts for ‘Economic Revival’ of the Country.
Also, Anwaarul Haq Kakar said that important decisions regarding new visa regime have been taken in Special Investment Facilitation Council meeting, held in Islamabad on Saturday. Talking about meeting, he said easy provision of visa will be made possible to business community adding that people related to investment institutions will also have an easy access to take visa in this regard. Prime minister said Pakistan is going to enter in to new era after taking such steps.