Islamabad
The Federal Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday, approved the Assistance Package for COVID-19 pandemic related healthcare workers.
Any healthcare worker, who dies while performing duties related to COVID-19 shall be entitled to the same package as is applicable to the government servants in cases of security-related deaths contained in the Shuhadaa Package. It will be applicable in the domain of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan.
The prime minister directed to ban the export of all edible items, which were consumed by the common man, in the wake of current situation. The decision would be reviewed after two weeks, a PM Office press release said.
The cabinet approved the request of the Inquiry Commission, probing into increase in sugar prices, to extend the time for submission of the report by three weeks.
The prime minister, in his remarks, said the government had planned to offer state-owned land located in major cities to the overseas Pakistanis in order to generate much need financial resources.
He also directed all the ministries to expedite setting up of think-tanks comprising area experts and professionals in the ministries in order to bring about qualitative improvement in their overall performance and output.
The cabinet ratified the decisions of the Economic Coordination Committee taken in its meetings held on April 22 and 27.
While approving Rs 75 billion relief package, in the first phase for the labour, the prime minister directed his Special Assistant for Social Welfare and Minister for Industries to devise a comprehensive mechanism for providing relief to the labourers. The cabinet ratified the recommendations of the CCLC (Cabinet Committee on Legislative Cases) made in its meeting on April 27. Advisor on Finance Dr Abdul Hafiz Shaikh briefed the cabinet about the progress made in regulating the affairs of Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP). The cabinet approved the appointment of Mrs Shaista Bano Gillani as acting Chairperson of CPP.–APP
