Clears six PSDP initiatives, flags alleged tax withholding by sugar, cement and tobacco sectors
Extra issues have been raised over capability funds to Okay-Electrical’s energy vegetation, projected to price over Rs 82b. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
A gathering of the Nationwide Meeting Standing Committee on Industries and Manufacturing was held on Thursday below the chairmanship of Syed Hafeezuddin, MNA, throughout which varied issues have been mentioned intimately. The committee adopted the report of the sub-committee and in addition determined to revive the sub-committee for one more month to make sure additional progress on the assigned issues.
The problem regarding Okay-Electrical was mentioned extensively, significantly the charging of economic tariffs from workers residing within the Pakistan Metal Mills (PSM) township. The committee expressed annoyance over the matter and really helpful that the chief government officer (CEO) of Okay-Electrical personally seem earlier than the committee at its subsequent assembly to supply a complete report. The CEO has additionally been requested to submit full particulars of the full quantity collected so removed from PSM workers.
The committee accredited six ongoing Public Sector Improvement Programme (PSDP) initiatives for the fiscal yr 2026-27 after the Ministry of Industries and Manufacturing efficiently addressed excellent issues raised by members within the earlier assembly held on February 16, 2026.
The committee additional expressed severe concern that the sugar, cement and tobacco industries are amassing taxes from customers, whereas there are apprehensions that the quantities collected should not being duly handed on to the federal government. To look at the difficulty intimately, the committee really helpful that representatives of the sugar, cement and tobacco industries, together with officers of the Federal Board of Income (FBR), be known as to the subsequent assembly.
Members of the Nationwide Meeting, together with Kiran Imran Dar, Dr Mahesh Kumar Malani, Abdul Hakeem Baloch, Naz Baloch, Dr Mahreen Razzaq Bhutto and Muhammad Iqbal Khan, attended the assembly. The extra secretary of the Ministry of Industries and Manufacturing was additionally current.
