Pakistan’s Prime Minister Mr Shaukat Aziz said that the government respected the judgment of the apex court and would implement it in letter and spirit. He said that the Supreme Court had also upheld the privatization process and the Privatization Ordinance, under which public units were privatized. He added that "We will go ahead with the privatization process under existing law."

Mr Aziz said that the government had sent the summary of formation of the Council of Common Interest to President General Pervez Musharraf for approval. The federal government had nominated 4 federal ministers as its representatives in the summary. The CCI would be notified once approved by the president and would be summoned soon after the notification.

He said "privatization process would continue in a transparent manner so as to restore investor’s confidence and increase investment."