ISLAMABAD : The federal cabinet on Tuesday approved the National Minority Commission Act 2024.A federal cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad, reviewed an 8-point agenda.
Recommendations from the Rightsizing Committee on federal institutions were presented. Summaries were also discussed to place the Aviation Division under the Ministry of Defence and merge the Narcotics Division with the Ministry of Interior.The cabinet endorsed decisions from the previous Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) meeting.
Addressing the meeting, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called for proactive steps to address the challenges in the education sector.He asked the Minister for Education to closely coordinate with the provinces for promotion of education, emphasizing this will be a major national service.
The prime minister pointed out that 22.8 million children are out of schools in Pakistan, majority of them are girls.The prime minister described the resumption of PIA flights to Europe as a major achievement. He expressed confidence that flights to Britain would also resume, saying this would facilitate Pakistani travellers.
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