Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, while referring to his October 10 visit to Thar, said cheaper electricity could be produced through the Thar Coal Project.
He said unnecessary delay on the project in the past was not less than a national tragedy, but now such projects were among the government’s priorities.
The prime minister further said the project would help reduce the country’s $24 billion energy import bill.
He also appreciated all the stakeholders involved in the project and said in that regard an important review meeting would be held next week.
The Federal Cabinet, on the recommendation of Interior Ministry, included Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Rwanda, Belarus and Slovakia in the business visa list for the promotion of bilateral trade relations with these countries.
On the Interior Ministry’s recommendation, the cabinet also approved the family visa extension period from one to two years.
It also approved the issuance of 30 days non-extendable family visit category single entry visa on Travel / Asylum/ Temporary documents verified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The cabinet approved the addition of following in Pakistan Online Visa System (POVS):
– Fields showing address and place of stay of applicants, intended entry port/border/airport, place of work, contact details, including sponsor details may be made mandatory. Same fields shall also be made mandatory for private individuals other than CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor) projects.
– In case of business visa, contact details of the sponsor may be made mandatory.
The cabinet, on the recommendation of the Ministry of Housing and Works, approved the allotment of 23 kanals at the Nabha Road Lahore to the Supreme Court of Pakistan for its Lahore Registry.
It also endorsed the decisions taken by the Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet (ECC) during its meetings on 30-09-2022 and 10-10-2022.
The cabinet, expressing its serious concern over the incident of firing on a school bus in Swat, strongly condemned it, prayed for those martyred in the incident as well as for early recovery of the injured children.