DPM chairs meeting to review economic, sugar, stock market stability

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting today to review the overall economic situation.

The meeting was attended by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, Minister of State for Finance Bilal Kiani, Special Assistant Tariq Bajwa, the Finance Secretary, the Chairman FBR and his team. The Finance and FBR teams shared the statistics regarding the first quarter of the current financial year.

The participants were also briefed about the recent discussions held with the visiting IMF Mission. The Deputy Prime Minister expressed his satisfaction on the performance of economy despite disruptions caused by the floods.Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar chairs meeting to review sugar stocks and market prices. The schedule for the arrival of imported sugar was also reviewed in the meeting. Stocks and prices are stable due to government measures and timely imports, meeting announcement. Meeting expresses satisfaction over ensuring stable supply in the market.