ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) is facing overhaul after a subcommittee has recommended to the higher-powered committee on federal government right-sizing that several low-performing entities either be abolished or merged with other departments.

The recommendations include closure of the Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (PCST) and the Council for Works and Housing Research (CWHR); merger of Pakistan Council for Renewable Energy Technologies (PCRET) with another institution; and transfer of universities functioning under the supervision of the MoST to the Ministry of Education.

If the proposals are approved by the right-sizing committee, they will then be presented to the federal cabinet for a final decision on the fate of PCST, CWHR, and PCRET.

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