The Economic Coordination Committee of the cabinet has approved a supplementary grant of over 18 billion rupees in favour of Postal Services and the Election Commission of Pakistan.

The ECC, which met in Islamabad with Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in the chair, approved 16.99 billion rupees for clearing of verified pending liabilities of companies and agency partners of Pakistan Post Office.

It also nodded a grant of 1.31 billion rupees for the Election Commission of Pakistan in connection with Local Government bye-elections in all the four provinces and Islamabad during the current fiscal year.

Besides, the meeting okayed various proposals relating to improvement in FBR.