Dar directs for expediting implementation of austerity measures.

Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar on Monday directed all the concerned quarters to expedite the implementation of austerity measures with sincerity and true spirit without any exception.

Ishaq Dar was chairing the second meeting of the monitoring committee to oversee the implementation of austerity measures, according to a press statement issued by the finance ministry.

Among others, the meeting was attended by Federal Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training, Rana Tanveer Hussain; Federal Minister for Law and Justice, Azam Nazeer Tarar; Advisor to the PM on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit- Baltistan, Qamar Zaman Kaira; SAPM on Finance, Tariq Bajwa; SAPM on Revenue, Tariq Mehmood Pasha; federal secretaries and senior officers.

Earlier, the meeting reviewed the implementation of the decisions of its first meeting on the implementation of austerity measures.

The committee was informed that the implementation of austerity measures has already been started by the respective Ministries/Divisions. It was updated on the status of the use of luxury vehicles and was apprised that the majority of the allocated vehicles have been returned back by the Cabinet members.

The committee expressed concerns about the non-return of the remaining luxury vehicles and directed Cabinet Division to strict implementation of the decision and to get back the luxury vehicles within three days.

It also deliberated on the withdrawal of the use of security vehicles...