According to a report in the media, Pakistan’s government has relaxed guidelines for hiring foreign consultants to make up for “unskilled” bureaucrats and sped up established efforts to attract investment for several projects in the cash-strapped nation from the Gulf and other countries. The Supreme Court of Justice approved of supporting the establishment of the Special Investment Facilitation Council ( SIFC), the top civil-military body established last year to attract investment.
The Cabinet reportedly relaxed the legal framework for public procurement by allowing foreign consulting firms to work with the SIFC to create several projects before presenting them to foreign investors.
According to federal options,” the unusual consulting companies will get hired for five times as a replacement for Pakistani officials who are found to lack project planning and execution.”
However, the selection will reflect badly on the functioning of the government, which could not provide superior support to the SIFC.
A senior government official confirmed on Saturday that the Cabinet has approved a conclusion on the tips of the SIFC, which suggested granting an exemption because Pakistan’s national government has a limited potential.
In case of flow, the synopsis is approved without conversation in the typical cabinet meeting.
According to the resources, Pakistan was having trouble preparing projects for funding by Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, and Kuwait according to an exhausted government.
Following Pakistan’s offer to Saudi Arabia for very lucrative profits for a USD 5 billion investment, the development occurred a week later.
The Saudi group, which praised Islamabad’s level of readiness in comparison to earlier, was cheered over its presentation.
However, the government lacks specific skills training, and the Saudi Arabian group was much more advanced than the Pakistani delegation.
Groups are appointed as the secretaries of the financial ministries, one of the reasons for the lack of effective and efficient government.
These bureaucrats, mostly Pakistan Administrative Service ( PAS ) officers, get expertise on the job and then they are moved to any other ministry.
Without a appropriate set of knowledge, a federal minister may at any time be appointed as director of finance, secretary of power, secretary of planning, secretary of the board of investment, and secretary of petroleum.
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