Shafqat chairs meeting on institutional reforms Islamabad January 9, 2021 Islamabad : Federal Minister for Education, Professional Training, National Heritage and Culture Shafqat Mahmood presided over the meeting of Cabinet Committee on Institutional Reforms (CCIR). The meeting was attended by Defence Minister Pervaiz Khattak, Law Minister Barrister Farogh Naseem, SAPM on Petroleum Nadeem Babar, Adviser to PM on Institutional Reforms and Austerity Dr. Ishrat Hussain. The Cabinet Committee has approved the merger of National Housing Authority into Naya Pakistan Housing Auhority under Cabinet Division. For final approval the summary is sent to the federal cabinet. To make the working of the government expeditious and unconstrained, the committee also discussed and deliberated the amendments in certain rules of Rules of Business in the meeting.