Pakistan, July 23 -- Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb expressed satisfaction over the performance of the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP), saying the commission's had brought significant improvements, particularly in reducing the number of pending court cases.

Addressing the Senate, the finance minister requested the chairman Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue, to invite Dr Kabir Sidhu, Chairman CCP, for a detailed briefing to appreciate the true extant of reforms undertaken by the commission.

He informed the house that over the past two years, the CCP's new management actively pursued litigation in various courts, which resulted in reducing the backlog of cases from 577 to approximately 300.

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