Caretaker Minister for Information, Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Solangi has said that possibility of any change, amendment or extension in the polls date as announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan was unfounded.
Addressing a press conference in Islamabad on Wednesday along with Health and IT ministers after Federal Cabinet meeting, he said, “No extension, amendment or change in the election date given by the Election Commission is on the agenda”.
The cabinet meeting was presided over by Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar. Murtaza Solangi said, “So far, no such incident has occurred which leads to the postponement of the elections.”
Solangi said the cabinet also approved the first “National Space Policy”, under which international companies would be allowed to provide services to customers through Low Orbit Communication Satellite in Pakistan.
He said the policy would not only attract foreign investment but also save valuable foreign exchange. Under the policy, not only a “Space Regulatory Regime” was being implemented in Pakistan in line with modern international requirements, but funds for research and development had also been arranged in SPARCO, the minister added.
Solangi said that the prime minister appreciated the efforts of the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom, SPARCO, Ministry of Defence and related institutions to formulate Pakistan’s first space policy.
He said on the recommendation of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, the cabinet approved the immediate return of the Managing Director of the Korangi Fisheries Harbour Authority to his parent institution and also ordered an investigation into the mismanagement in the institution.
