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A high-level meeting on budget proposals regarding the energy sector was held in Islamabad today under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif.
Federal Ministers Ishaq Dar, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan, Maryam Aurangzeb, Adviser to Prime Minister Ahad Khan Cheema, Ministers of State Dr. Mossadegh Malik, Ayesha Ghos Pasha, Special Assistants Tariq Bajwa, Jahanzeb Khan, Chairman FBR, Chairman WAPDA and concerned senior officials participated. Commerce Minister Syed Naveed Qamar, Governor State Bank and leading industrialists participated in the meeting through video link.
The meeting was given a detailed briefing on energy sector reforms and projects included in the budget 2023-24. The meeting was informed about the progress of the ongoing project of solarisation of government buildings across the country and was told that four stages of bidding for solarisation of government buildings have been completed, after which many buildings are being transferred to solar energy. The meeting was also informed in detail about the measures regarding uninterrupted supply of gas and electricity to export industries.
The Prime Minister issued instructions to finalize these measures and include them in the budget.
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