NEC reconstituted by President Alvi.

ISLAMABAD -- President Dr. Arif Alvi has reconstituted the National Economic Council (NEC), according to a notification issued by the Cabinet Division on Saturday.

The NEC will now comprise of 13 members under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Imran Khan, and four provincial chief ministers, Advisor to the PM on Finance and Revenue Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Advisor to the PM on Commerce, Textile, Industry and Production, and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood, Advisor to the PM on Institutional Reforms and Austerity Dr. Ishrat Hussain, Provincial Minister of Punjab for Finance Hashim Jawan Bakht, Provincial Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Finance Taimur Saleem Khan Jhagra.

From Sindh senior politician Nisar Ahmed Khuhro and Jan Mohammad Jamali from Balochistan are also included in the council. Minster for Planning, Development and Reforms Asad Umar has been appointed a member of the NEC, and importantly, Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar's council membership has been terminated.

KP Governor Shah Farman, Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Raja Muhammad Farooq Haider Khan, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Dr. Muhammad Jahanzeb Khan and secretaries of finance, planning, Economic Affairs Division will also attend the meetings of the National Economic Council by special invitation for all items on the agenda.

An official announcement said...