Federal Cabinet approves PM’s Skills Development Company

Abdullah Jan

Islamabad: The Federal Cabinet Tuesday approved establishment of Prime Minister’s Skills Development Company to implement technical and vocational training programs.

The approval was granted at a meeting of federal cabinet in Islamabad today with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the chair. 

The federal cabinet also approved the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade of Uzbekistan and the Ministry of Commerce of Pakistan for promoting cooperation in e-commerce.

The Cabinet approved handing over the operations of King Hamad University of Nursing and Associated Medical Sciences to the National University of Medical Sciences on the recommendation of Ministry of National Health Services. 

The cabinet was briefed about the recent verdict of Supreme Court in Mubarak Sani case.

It was informed that a petition has been filed in the apex court by the federal government on the directives of Prime Minister after detailed discussion on the case in the National Assembly.                              

The Attorney General of Pakistan will appear before the Supreme Court for scheduled hearing of the petition on Thursday and will present his arguments in the light of opinions of ulema and National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Law and Justice.