ISLAMABAD The federal government eliminated the Ministry of Aviation and merged it into the Ministry of Defense as part of its much-discussed rightsizing plan, which aims to save costs and improve institutional performance.
Following the completion of the execution of the statutory regulatory orders (SROs) issued by the Cabinet Division on February 4, the defense ministry sent out a letter to all ministries and divisions to inform them of the merger.
All provincial chief secretaries, including high-ranking officials from Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), received the letter, which recommended that the defense ministry be consulted for any future aviation-related issues.
The current administration hoped to save Rs145 million a year through this merger.
