ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar Friday issued instructions to senior officials in Ministry of Finance to prepare budget strategy papers by next week so that the same could be placed before the cabinet for consideration well in time.
The minister, presiding over a meeting from Dubai over video link also sought details regarding the meetings of Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) as well as the ECC scheduled to take place coming week, says a statement here.
The Minister on the occasion also expressed his heartfelt grief and sorrow over the deaths caused in a helicopter crash in Naltar Valley of Gilgit-Baltistan region.
Describing it as a tragic incident, the Minister sympathized with the bereaved families and also wished speedy recovery to the injured.