Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar has emphasized that sustained follow-through and close coordination are essential to achieving the objectives of the government's austerity drive.

He was chairing a meeting of the Committee for Monitoring and Implementation of Conservation and Additional Austerity Measures in Islamabad today.

The Committee took stock of ongoing implementation and follow-up on earlier decisions, focusing on expenditure management and conservation of resources across ministries and divisions.

The Deputy Prime Minister called for continued efforts to reduce avoidable expenditure and improve administrative efficiency, underscoring the shared responsibility of all concerned institutions in translating these measures into lasting savings.

The meeting was attended by the Minister for Information Technology and  Telecommunication, Special Assistant to Prime Minister Tariq Bajwa, Secretaries of the Cabinet, Law and  Justice, Information and Broadcasting, Federal Education and Professional Training, senior representatives from all provinces, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan and other concerned ministries.