
The Economic Coordination Committee approved Rs200 billion equity injection into power distribution companies to address cash flow constraints. The committee also sanctioned Rs5.76 billion for Danish Schools and Rs4.775 billion for 945 missing persons’ families.
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The Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet approved a Rs200 billion government equity injection into power distribution companies to address cash flow constraints. The committee, attended by federal ministers and senior officials, also reviewed inflation trends showing headline inflation at 4.1% in July and 3.0% in August, with cumulative inflation averaging 5.0% during July-November.
Technical Supplementary Grants worth Rs5.76 billion were sanctioned for Danish Schools in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and Balochistan, alongside implementation of the Prime Minister’s Youth Skill Development Programme through NAVTTC. The ECC approved Rs5.19 billion for Sustainable Development Goals Achievement Programme schemes in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Rs170.4 million for Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation, and Rs6.36 billion for SDGs power schemes across Punjab, Islamabad Capital Territory, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Additionally, Rs4.775 billion was allocated for 945 families of missing persons under the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances supervision, while Rs250 million was approved for King Hamad University of Nursing and Allied Medical Sciences operationalisation.
