ISLAMABAD: Amid criticism facing the government, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reconstituted the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the federal cabinet and appointed Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb as its chairman.
A notification issued on March 23 [Saturday] said Aurangzeb as finance minister would head the panel and four other ministers – economy, commerce, power, petroleum and planning, development and special initiatives – would also be members.
Meanwhile, there are also 18 co-opted members of the ECC including the Vice Chairman of the Planning Commission, the Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Chairman of the Investment Board.
Earlier on Friday, the Prime Minister had set up seven committees and was to chair the ECC and the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE).
