ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Friday approved various supplementary grants and key policy measures worth billions of rupees for development, defence, security, infrastructure, telecommunications and public sector initiatives.
The meeting of the cabinet committee was chaired by Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, according to a press release issued by the finance ministry here.
The committee approved Rs7,026.3 million through Technical Supplementary Grant (TSG) for the Sustainable Development Goals Achievement Programme (SAP).
The ECC also approved Rs10.15 billion for the Hangor Project of Pakistan Navy. The committee further approved seven summaries submitted by the Ministry of Interior and Narcotics Control.
These included Rs692.9 million for security arrangements undertaken during the Islamabad Peace Talks, Rs241 million for compensation-related expenditures arising from the suicide bomb blast at Imambargah Khadijah-tul-Kubra, Taralai, Islamabad, Rs528 million for operational requirements of Pakistan Land Ports Authority (PLPA), Rs800 million for procurement of Fast Patrol Boats and associated infrastructure for Pakistan Coast Guards, Rs1,883.7 million for the Expansion of Safe City, Islamabad project, Rs150 million for operational requirements of the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) and Rs413.9 million for security charges relating to the Reko Diq Project.
The ECC also approved release of Rs733 million in favour of Pakistan Television Corporation (PTVC) to meet salary requirements for June 2026 and Rs183.5 million in favour of the Special Communication Organisation (SCO) for installation of telecom sites and telephone towers in District Shigar, Gilgit-Baltistan.
