Cash-Strapped Pak Bans Red Carpets At Official Events To Cut Costs

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed annoyance over the use of red carpets during the visits of federal ministers and senior authorities at government functions.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has banned the use of red carpets at government events, reserving them exclusively for diplomatic receptions, as part of austerity measures to cut down unnecessary expenditures in the cash-strapped nation.

Sharif expressed annoyance over the use of red carpets during the visits of federal ministers and senior authorities at government functions.

According to the Cabinet Division, a ban has been imposed on the use of red carpet on the prime minister's directives.