Cabinet to discuss water reports today

Published December 31, 2005

ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: The federal cabinet on Saturday will review reports of parliamentary, technical and Kotri downstream studies on construction of reservoirs.

The meeting, to be presided over by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, will discuss issues regarding a decision on construction of reservoirs. The report of parliamentary committee will be presented to the Senate.

Meanwhile, Mr Aziz will take the opinion of all the federal ministers and state ministers at the meeting regarding construction of reservoirs and later take President Gen Pervez Musharraf into confidence concerning decisions taken by the cabinet.—Online

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