ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi reconstituted the Economic Advisory Council (EAC), according to a Notification issued on Tuesday.
The notification states that Shaukat Tarin will head the council, who previously had served as Finance Minister. EAC will assist the government on economic policies.
The committee comprises 13 notable members including banking and financial sector specialist Atif Bajwa, United Bank Limited CEO Sima Kamil, Habib Bank Chairman Sultan Ali Allana, Lahore University of Management Science Professor Dr Ali Cheema, Arib Habib, Fawad Anwar and Asif Riaz.
The council includes Supreme Court advocate Salman Akram Raja and agricultural policy specialist Muhammad Tasneem. Two members of preceding EAC are also included in the new council namely Abid Hassan and Dr Abdul Qayyum Sulehri.
Published in Daily Times, March 28th 2018.