Austerity, environmental friendly policies need of the hour :Chairman Senate.

Islamabad -- Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq, while presiding over a high level meeting at the Senate, has directed to take austerity focussed and environment friendly measures with a view to contribute towards growth and prosperity of the people.

The Chairman Senate was given a detailed briefing by the Secretary Senate Mohammad QasimSamad Khan on the proposed initiatives aimed at contributing towards the national exchequer and environment.

The proposal about searching out an alternative to printed periodic reports and other publications was discussed in detail during the meeting.

The Chairman Senate observed that there is need to rely on technology in this regard and sharing the periodic reports, documents and other publicationsin soft form would help the...