Tag: #SOEs

  • Is Dr Shamshad Akhtar Violating the SOE Act 2023?

    Is Dr Shamshad Akhtar Violating the SOE Act 2023?

    Serving as the finance minister (FM) of Pakistan since 17 August 2023, Dr Shamshad Akhtar is known for heading boards of companies, in violation of the State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Act 2023. Dr Akhtar who is the chairperson of the Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance (PICG), Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) and the Pakistan Stock…

  • Govt determined to undertake transparent privatisation: Firdous

    Govt determined to undertake transparent privatisation: Firdous

    ISLAMABAD, Jan 29 (APP): Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan Wednesday said the government was determined to carry out transparent and profitable privatisation of state-owned entities (SOEs). Addressing a press conference flanked with Minister for Privatisation, Mohammad Mian Soomro here, she said the SOEs’ privatisation was the…