ISLAMABAD: Almost after a month, the government has decided to
temporarily stop work on some Public Sector Development Programmes
(PSDP) 2011-12 projects in various departments.
Planning
Commission (PC) Deputy Chairman Nadeem-ul-Haque told Online On Monday
that the reason behind the decision to consider closing of certain
projects is lack of resources and nothing else.
“Meetings with
various departments have been going on since Saturday, however, so far
nothing was finalized and no decision leading to close a particular
project was finalized,” he added.
Sources in the PC said that those projects works on which carried out less than 30 percent would be closed.
For
this end, the PC officials had started meetings with various
departments including finance ministry, information ministry, Pakistan
Railway and others, the sources informed. The meeting would continue
for next three days, they informed.
Sources, however, said that
the projects that are continuing for long and more than 30 percent work
on it was also completed would not be disturbed.
It is
pertinent to mention that war against terrorism, corruption, low tax
collection and few other factors have badly affected Pakistan’s economy
affecting development in various sector. Online
