Ishaq Dar reiterates govt’s commitment to sustainable development, inter-provincial connectivity & economic transformation

ISLAMABAD, March 25 (SABAH): Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) meeting on Tuesday. Relevant Ministers from the provinces, Federal Secretaries, and other high level officials attended the meeting.

During the meeting, the committee approved 13 development projects worth Rs. 1,275.714 billion across key sectors, including transport, communications, railways, space technology, and public infrastructure; projects for economic transformation in Gilgit-Baltistan aimed at poverty alleviation, as well as flood rehabilitation initiatives in Sindh to restore critical infrastructure; Pakistan Railways’ procurement of high-capacity wagons & passenger coaches, Pakistan’s Optical Remote Sensing Satellite project and several major road projects.

Ishaq Dar reiterated government’s commitment to sustainable development, inter-provincial connectivity, and economic transformation.