Sell-off progress review today

Published November 13, 2002

ISLAMABAD, Nov 12: The Cabinet Committee on Privatization (CCoP) is meeting here on Wednesday to assess the progress of privatization in the country.

The meeting, to be chaired by Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz, will be briefed about the state sector units which had been disinvested. The minister would also be informed about some of the ongoing transactions which were now expected to be taken up by the new elected government.

Informed sources said he meeting would also approve reference price for some of the proposed transactions, including ICP.

The meeting was also expected to discuss as to why some major transactions, including Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and Karachi Electricity Supply Company (KESC), could not be made.

Privatization Minister Altaf M. Saleem will brief the meeting about the progress that has been achieved during the last three years to disinvest the state sector.

Opinion

Editorial

Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....
Soft on traders
08 Jun, 2026

Soft on traders

THE Fixed Tax Asaan Scheme for traders with an annual turnover of up to Rs200m has been designed as a ‘pragmatic...
Ceasefire in name
Updated 08 Jun, 2026

Ceasefire in name

Both sides accuse the other of violating the truce that was supposed to halt the conflict in April, yet neither appears willing to abandon negotiations altogether.
Damaged childhoods
08 Jun, 2026

Damaged childhoods

CHILD abuse is so prevalent that the UN ranked Pakistan as the least safe country for children. Even so, more than...