Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has tasked the Intelligence Bureau (IB) with monitoring implementation of the national austerity plan across government institutions.
As per a Cabinet Division notification issued on Monday, the IB will “conduct a comprehensive audit and validation exercise, including impact assessment, with respect to all fuel conservation and additional austerity measures”. “The bureau would submit weekly reports to the Prime Minister as well as to the Committee for Monitoring and Implementation of Fuel Conservation and Additional Austerity Measures,” it said.
The premier had announced the wide-ranging austerity and savings plan amid rising fuel costs triggered by the ongoing US-Israel-Iran conflict in the Middle East.
