ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises (CCoSOEs) directed the Cabinet Division to initiate the process for winding up of Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) by clearing the ongoing litigations.
Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb chaired the meeting of the CCoSOEs, said a news release here.
The Committee also directed that Printing Corporation of Pakistan (PCP) Board be reconstituted in line with SOE Law, Policy and business viability plan presented to the Committee, before a final decision is taken on the future of the entity.
Earlier, Cabinet Division presented summaries related to Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) and Printing Corporation of Pakistan (PCP).
The committee considered the summaries presented by different ministries/divisions for the categorization of their relevant State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) as strategic/ essential or otherwise.
The CCoSOEs also considered the summaries of the Ministry of Housing and Works relating to Pakistan Environmental Planning and Architectural Consultants Limited (PEPAC) and National Construction Limited (NCL).
The committee approved the proposal for winding up of PEPAC. It also directed the authorities to complete the ongoing projects of the NCL and prepare the plan for winding up its operations.
The committee further approved the proposals presented by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs regarding categorization of the Port Authorities including Port Qasim Authority (PQA), Karachi Port Trust (KPT), and Gawadar Port Authority (GPA) as Essential.
The Committee was informed that port operations were already outsourced in a number of cases and this policy will continue. The Committee directed M/o Maritime Affairs to ensure that the governance framework of Port Authorities is compliant with the SOE law. To this end the Ministry will initiate amendments to their respective statutes.
The summery presented by Power Division to consider the recommendations of Board Nominations Committee (BNC) regarding boards of Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) was approved by the Cabinet Committee, which contained nominations for Boards of 9 electricity distribution companies.
Minister for Housing and Works Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada, Minister for Maritime Affairs Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh, Minister of Federal Education and Professional Training of Pakistan Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Federal Secretaries and other senior officers of the relevant ministries also attended the meeting.
