The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet is set to take up a wide-ranging financial agenda on June 5, 2026, in Islamabad, covering major decisions in defence, energy, development funding, and internal security allocations, according to official documents.
The meeting, chaired by the Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, comes at a time when the government is reviewing multiple high-value funding demands from key ministries, including technical supplementary grants, PSDP adjustments, and operational financing requirements across sectors.
Rs692 Million Security Allocation for Peace Talks
Among the most notable items on the agenda is a proposal to allocate Rs692.95 million for fool-proof security arrangements in Islamabad during upcoming US-Iran peace talks. The funding request, moved by the Interior Division, is aimed at ensuring heightened security protocols in the federal capital during the sensitive diplomatic engagement.
Broader Fiscal and Strategic Spending Agenda
In addition to the security allocation, the ECC will review a 19-point agenda involving major financial decisions across defence, infrastructure, energy, media, and administrative sectors.
Key development funding includes a Rs7.026 billion technical supplementary grant for the Sustainable Development Goals Achievement Programme (SAP) for FY2025–26 under the Cabinet Division.
Defence-related items include funding support for the Hangor submarine project under the Pakistan Navy’s RAFDP–2030 programme, reflecting ongoing military modernization efforts.
The Interior Division will present multiple proposals, including compensation for victims of the bomb blast at Imambargah Khadijah-tul-Kubra in Tarla, Islamabad, as well as funding for the Pakistan Land Ports Authority, NACTA operational needs, fast patrol boats for anti-trawling operations, and additional PSDP adjustments for FY2025–26.
Security-related expenditures also include Rs413.928 million for Reko Diq project security arrangements provided to Frontier Corps Balochistan (South).
In the energy and financial sectors, the ECC will consider a syndicated running finance facility for PSO, along with a settlement framework under the Pakistan Oil Refining Policy 2023 involving Cnergyico PK Limited for refinery upgrades.
Media and communication funding items include a Rs3 billion technical supplementary grant for Pakistan Television Corporation (PTVC) and supplementary support for the Special Communication Organization (SCO), along with parliamentary affairs funding under Grant No. 81.
Development and administrative proposals also include the placement of PSDP funds for Karachi and Hyderabad packages and SAP funds for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa into PIDCL accounts, as well as Rs1.3 billion for modernization of Pakistan Mint (Phase-IIA) under the Finance Division.
The agenda further includes budget estimates for IPO-Pakistan, operational continuity of existing EVTL arrangements under the Maritime Affairs Division, and multiple petroleum sector settlement and financing proposals.
