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title: "Cabinet Committee Reviews Privatization of Three Power Distribution Companies"
description: "Most outlets reported that the Cabinet Committee on Privatization reviewed the privatization progress of IESCO, FESCO, and GEPCO, with the meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. Both excerpts emphasized the review of privatization efforts but did not provide details on the outcomes or next steps."
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# Cabinet Committee Reviews Privatization of Three Power Distribution Companies

business · latest filing 8 Aug 2026, 11:45 PM PKT · 8 Aug 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that the Cabinet Committee on Privatization reviewed the privatization progress of IESCO, FESCO, and GEPCO, with the meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. Both excerpts emphasized the review of privatization efforts but did not provide details on the outcomes or next steps.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Daily Times** — [Cabinet panel reviews IESCO, FESCO, GEPCO privatisation](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1535578/cabinet-panel-reviews-iesco-fesco-gepco-privatisation/) · 8 Aug 2026, 11:45 PM PKT
  > The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation will make the final decision on the proposed privatisation of IESCO, FESCO and GEPCO. The development follows a review of the privatisation process. The committee met under Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar to assess progress on the three power distribution companies. Officials reviewed the ongoing consultation process. […]
- **24 News HD** — [CCoP reviews privatization progress of IESCO, FESCO and GEPCO](https://www.24newshd.tv/08-Aug-2026/ccop-reviews-privatization-progress-iesco-fesco-gepco) · 8 Aug 2026, 10:10 PM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Privatization (CCoP) in Islamabad on Saturday, where progress on the privatization of three power distribution companies was reviewed.

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