ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Ministry of Privatisation has chalked out a comprehensive programme for current financial year (2008-09) to offload its 23 public sector entities through Public Private Partnership mode to bring in best practices and the latest technologies to improve the performance and increase their efficiencies. Official sources told APP here on Monday that the government has approved the basic parameters of the new Privatisation Policy to put national resources and assets to optimal use and in particular to unleash the productive potential inherent in Pakistans State Owned Enterprises (SoEs). Giving the details of these 23 public sector entities, they said that these would be privatised under the PPP Mode and through a very transparent manners. The names of the transaction units, they said are: SME Bank Limited, National Power Construction Company (NPCC) while its 51% divestment may be considered, Faisalabad Electric supply Company (FESCO), Peshawar Electric supply Company (PESCO), Quetta Electric supply Company (QESCO), Hyderabad Electric supply Company (HESCO), The Jamshoro Power Company Limited (JPCL) will be privatise on Lease, Heavy Electrical Complex (HEC), Pakistan Machine Tool Factory, Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation (PMDC), Morafco Industries (Machinery as is where is basis), Pakistan Railways, PTDC Motels and Restaurants, Utility Store Corporation and stores, Pakistan Post, Kot Addu Power Company (KAPCO), National Insurance Company (Ex - National Insurance Corporation), Pakistan Reinsurance Company (Ex - Pakistan Insurance Corporation), State Life Insurance Corporation, Printing Corporation of Pakistan Limited, Services International Hotel, Sindh Engineering Limited and Republic Motors Limited.