Housing, Naya Pakistan authorities to be merged
The main challenge that Pakistan faces today is the extension of housing finance to the low and middle segments of the popu-lation. PHOTO: FILE
The Cabinet Committee on Institutional Reforms (CCIR) on Friday approved the merger of National Housing Authority and Naya Pakistan Housing Authority under the Cabinet Division. The committee has sent a summary to the federal cabinet for final approval.
During a meeting, presided over by Federal Minister for Education, Professional Training, National Heritage and Culture Shafqat Mahmood, committee members discussed and deliberated on amendments to certain rules of the Rules of Business to make government work expeditious and unconstrained.
The CCIR chairman remarked that amendments to the Rules of Business were meant to end red tape and needless delay in government work.
Mahmood added that the rules which were creating ambiguity in the disposal of business of the government were being amended to create clarity.
The committee, after a prolonged discussion, proposed that autonomous bodies and companies would intimate the Ministry of Law about the hired lawyer or the firm for representation in courts and the Ministry of Law would give its input within 10 days.
The meeting was attended by Defence Minister Pervaiz Khattak, Law Minister Barrister Farogh Naseem, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Petroleum Nadeem Babar and Adviser to Prime Minister on Institutional Reforms and Austerity Dr Ishrat Husain. The meeting was adjourned till Thursday. APP