Cabinet defers ratification of amendments

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Our Correspondent January 02, 2025
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presided over a Federal Cabinet meeting in Islamabad on Tuesday, Photo: APP

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ISLAMABAD:

The federal cabinet on Wednesday deferred the ratification of amendments to the Citizenship Act.

The meeting held under the chairmanship of PM Shehbaz Sharif also ratified the decisions taken in the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Legislative Cases held on December 17, 2024.

During the meeting, the prime minister directed that the details of public sector imports from Gwadar Port, over the past three months, should be presented in the next meeting of the cabinet.

The cabinet gave its principled approval for legislation on amendments to Section 3(7) of the Pakistan Telecommunication (Reorganization) Act, on the recommendation of the cabinet division/secretariat.

It also recommended approval of the regulations for the appointment of Information Group officers as Press Officers at Pakistan's diplomatic missions abroad, proposed by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

These regulations would ensure a more transparent and merit-based process for the appointment of Information Group officers at Pakistan's foreign missions.

The cabinet ratified the decisions made in the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises held on December 24.

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