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Summary A meeting of CCI headed by Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani is in progress.
A meeting of the Council of Common Interest in Islamabad is discussing matters of national importance.The meeting is being attended by the Chief Ministers of Punjab‚ Sindh and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.In his opening address‚ Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani said the council of common interests is playing an important role in the resolution of national issues. He said this is the eight meeting of the council after 18th amendment. He expressed the confidence that the council will continue to hold meaningful deliberations for the resolution of all the issues.The Prime Minister said the federal cabinet has approved Pakistan becoming a member of the forum of federation‚ a global body established at Ottawa‚ Canada. This membership will provide us an opportunity to benefit from the experiences of other federations.The CCI will consider seven issues including its Annual Report for the year 2010-11 which will then be presented before the Parliament.The Prime Minister directed Advisor on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh to hold meetings with the Planning Commission and Economic Affairs Division and expedite the issues pertaining to provision of electricity from baggas of Sugar Mills and laying of transmission line for the Thar Coal Project on top priority basis.Prime Minister Gilani also directed the Advisor to convene Energy Conference at the earliest to remove the snags regarding the expeditious implementation of power generation projects in Sindh‚ Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhawa.
