ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday constituted an oversight committee for the President’s Relief Fund in an effort to keep a close watch over how proceeds from the fund are utilized for earthquake victims. The committee will be headed by State Bank Governor Dr Ishrat Hussain and its other members include former federal minister Khair Muhammad Junejo, chairman System Innovation Ltd Khalid Rafi, former secretary general of the ministry of finance Moeen Afzal, former Wapda chairman Shamsul Mulk, former secretary of the ministry of education Sikandar Hayat Jamali and FPCCI president Muhammad Saeed.—Online

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