According to the notification, the newly constituted committee will be chaired by Federal Minister of Defense and Aviation, Khawaja Asif Ahmad.
Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Federal Minister for Privatization Aleem Khan are also members of the committee.
The committee includes the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Secretary of Privatization, and Secretary of Aviation. The Aviation Division will offer secretarial support, according the notification.
The committee will look into outsourcing the management of the country’s major airports and will also keep an eye on PIA privatization issues.
It is important to emphasize here that the government has already began the process of delegating the operations and management of Karachi, Islamabad, and Lahore airports, with the purpose of generating foreign exchange to support the economy.
