Dar becomes ECNEC acting chairman
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday appointed Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar as deputy chairman of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec), further strengthening the four-time finance minister’s position in economic affairs. Just two weeks after Ecnec was formed, Prime Minister Sharif elevated Dar, who is also deputy prime minister, to the post of deputy chairman. Earlier, Dar was only a member of Ecnec. The Prime Minister retained the post of Ecnec chairman after some resistance to Dar becoming the head of the commission two weeks ago. “In the absence of the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime


