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The transparency and efficiency will remain hallmark of privatisation
activity. Mr. Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari Federal Minister for Privatisation &
Investment stated this while chairing the Privatisation Commission Board
meeting here today.
Addressing the Board members Mr. Awais Leghari said that he would do his best
to come up to the expectations of the Prime Minister who assigned him this
responsibility and would try to continue the pace of privatisation activity
set by his predecessor Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh.
Paying rich tribute to the services of Dr. Hafeez Shaikh, the Minister termed
Dr. Shaikh's tenure as golden era of privatisation during which the biggest
transaction of the country's privatisation history was conducted.
The PC board also formulated certain recommendations regarding various
transactions for approval of the Cabinet Committee on Privatisation, which is
scheduled to meet on March 31, 2006 under the chairmanship of the Prime
Minister.
Mr. M. Tahsin Khan Iqbal Secretary Privatisation Commission conducted the
meeting and welcome the Minister on behalf of the Ministry P & I, PC members
and staff. Members of the Board of the Privatisation Commission, senior
officials of the respective Ministries and departments attended the meeting.