PM orders third-party audit of austerity plan

• Dar-led panel to review, report progress; Friday declared additional weekly holiday • Sindh also closes schools until March 31; Punjab notifies 21-day closure • Sindh’s austerity plan covers shorter workweek, 50pc cut in fuel allocation, ban on official events ISLAMABAD / KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed all federal ministries and divisions to strictly adhere to the “war austerity plan”, declaring that all government departments would undergo third-party audits to ...

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