PM constitutes National Economic Council's executive committee

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday constituted an executive committee of National Economic Council (NEC) comprising eight members, according to an official notification.

The NEC's executive committee will be headed by Finance Minister Asad Umar, the notification said.

The members of the committee included PM's adviser on Trade and Industries Razak Dawood, Planning and Development Minister Khusro Bakhtiar, PM's aide on austerity Dr Ishrat Hussain and Punjab Finance Minister Makhdoom Hashim Jawanbakhat.

The committee also includes Sindh minister Nisar Khuhro, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance Minister Taimoor Saleem Khan and Balochistan Communications Minister Tariq Magsi.

The federal secretaries for finance, planning and development, and economic affairs division will also be part of the executive committee.