Govt decides against sale of TCP, PNSC
Islamabad: The government on Monday decided against privatizing three more state-owned companies, including the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP), which intervenes in the commodity market but is saddled with huge claims of Rs 287 billion. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises (CCoSOEs). It declared TCP, Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) and Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Smeda) as core entities, which will remain under government control. However, the functions of these entities can be carried out by the private sector, but the government has decided not to cut spending by closing


