PM to chair CCI meeting on August 6

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has summoned a Council of Common Interests (CCI) meeting on 7th August in the federal capital.

The prime minister will discuss the eight-point agenda in the CCI meeting. All the four provinces’ chief ministers and some members of the federal cabinet will attend the 42nd session.

The meeting will discuss a range of issues, including one related amendment in the OGRA Ordinance 2002 and the issue of giving control of Lower Portion Chashma Canal to Punjab is also part of the agenda.

The eight-point agenda includes amendments to the Minerals Act, 1948, and the implementation of HEC decisions will be reviewed in the meeting.

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The suggestions will be presented in the upcoming meeting on the issue of water distribution among provinces in the light of decisions taken in the previous CCI meeting.

The CCI meeting will consider national strategy against the coronavirus pandemic while the implementation of taxes, LNG import, and other important decisions will be reviewed in the meeting.

The participants will also review the implementation of the decisions taken during the previous CCI meetings.