Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has chaired a meeting on reforms in the energy sector, 24NewsHD TV channel reported on Thursday.
The Finance Minister stressed the need for attaching a priority to address the issue of the energy sector including circular debt to bring financial sustainability to the sector and economic growth of the country.
The government earlier constituted a committee convened by Ashfaq Yousuf Tola for the settlement of circular debt in the gas sector.
Ashfaq Yousuf Tola has been made a state minister, 24NewsHD TV channel reported on Friday.
The Cabinet Division has issued a notification. Ashfaq Yusuf Tola has been appointed as the Chairman of the Reforms and Income Enhancement Commission and will serve as Minister of State in an honorary capacity.