The Economic Coordination Committee has officially sanctioned an extensive financial portfolio exceeding forty billion rupees, distributed across multiple technical supplementary grants, policy adjustments, and strategic development allocations. During a high-profile session overseen by Federal Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, the government finalized numerous long-standing fiscal proposals. These measures are designed to strengthen national defense capabilities, upgrade critical civic infrastructure, stabilize national energy entities, and ensure the seamless execution of continuing regional public sector programs throughout the country.
A major portion of the approved financing went toward sustaining civic and regional growth initiatives. The committee authorized over seven billion rupees dedicated specifically to the Sustainable Development Goals Achievement Programme to prevent cost inflation and guarantee that current community programs achieve completion without operational delays. Furthermore, nearly three billion rupees under the same framework were allocated to advance public programs within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, alongside an independent grant of over four billion rupees directed to the administration of Gilgit-Baltistan to support local public expenditures and immediate welfare priorities.
National defense and internal security security initiatives received significant budgetary backing during the assembly. The committee greenlit a substantial allocation of over ten billion rupees to advance the Pakistan Navy Hangor submarine development program under the active Revised Armed Forces Development Plan framework. Concurrently, the Ministry of Interior and Narcotics Control received multiple clear financial approvals to handle specialized security demands. These funds include over six hundred million rupees for handling the comprehensive security and administrative logistics of the Islamabad Peace Talks, a successful diplomatic effort that received formal appreciation from the committee members.
The interior allocations also designated over two hundred million rupees as compensatory disbursements linked to the tragic security incident at Imam Bargah Khadijah-tul-Kubra in Islamabad. To improve regional trade and border supervision, over five hundred million rupees were released for the active operations of the Pakistan Land Ports Authority, while another eight hundred million rupees were granted to the Pakistan Coast Guards to purchase advanced patrol vessels and construct supporting defense assets. Furthermore, the committee authorized nearly two billion rupees to scale up the Safe City Islamabad security infrastructure, alongside millions for the National Counter Terrorism Authority and security details protecting the high-value Reko Diq mining site.
In the tech and media sectors, the state television network secured over seven hundred million rupees to cover internal employee salaries for the current month. To improve communications in northern territories, the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication obtained close to two hundred million rupees to build cellular towers in the Shigar District of Gilgit-Baltistan. The infrastructure segment also featured a major transfer of nearly nine billion rupees to the Pakistan Infrastructure Development Company Limited to execute large-scale urban development projects in Karachi and Hyderabad, complemented by over one billion rupees to modernize the domestic minting facilities.
Energy security and corporate settlement frameworks marked the conclusion of the session. The committee allowed Pakistan State Oil to maintain its continuous syndicated running finance facilities up to a ceiling of one hundred billion rupees. It also finalized an altered settlement mechanism with Cnergyico PK Limited under the existing national oil refining policy, a move aimed at resolving persistent late payment surcharges while stimulating refinery modernization investments. Finally, the committee verified the seasonal budget forecasts for the Intellectual Property Organization, showcasing balanced revenue and operational expenses for the coming fiscal year.
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