Prime Minister Imran Khan has assigned targets to various ministries to improve governance and prioritize projects, especially rationalizing the power sector and subsidies, encouraging wealth creation, and enhancing exports.

He was speaking at the signing ceremony of agreements between the Prime Minister and federal ministries to evaluate performance of various departments and sectors in achieving targets. He said prioritized projects will vigorously be followed and evaluated to ensure performance. He said now it is time to perform and every ministry has to achieve its targets.

Imran Khan said power sector is the biggest challenge to provide affordable electricity to consumers. He said the government is providing subsidies of billions of rupees, but it is being used both by the poor and the rich. He said there is a need to rationalize provision of subsidies to the targeted populace and deserving people as well as for the development of backward areas.

Similarly, the ministry of environment has been devolved to provinces and the center cannot formulate a uniform policy. He said this subject should also be kept with the federal government. He said we will have to work on all these distortions.