ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Friday accorded approval for gifting 40,000 metric tons of wheat to Afghanistan.
Finance Minister Asad Umar chaired a meeting of the ECC which agreed to gift the wheat worth Rs1.73 billion to Afghanistan.
The ECC also approved the release of funds to Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) for the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP).
Following ECC’s decision, $82.6 million will be released for the 320,000 BISP card holders.