ISLAMABAD: The United States government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), will contribute $7 million to the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) ongoing support for Ehsaas Programme addressing the secondary effects of COVID-19 in Pakistan. USAID Mission Director Julie Koenen and ADB Country Director Yong Ye attended a signing ceremony here in Islamabad, […]
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PM endorses China’s innovative Juncao technology to address challenges of food security, poverty alleviation
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday terming food security and improved nutrition big challenges for developing countries said China’s innovative Juncao technology could prove helpful in poverty alleviation and sustainable development. “Such innovative, affordable and eco-friendly technologies may help catalyze our progress towards achieving the first two Sustainable Development Goals: no poverty and zero […]
Govt incentivizing education to mainstream 20 mln out-of-school children: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said the government was focused on providing education to all children across the country and giving incentives to prevent dropouts from schools. Addressing at the launch of Ehsaas Education Stipends programme here, the prime minister said as over 20 million children in the country were out of schools, […]
Ehsaas Survey 95% complete nationwide, registration desks to open after July 31
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection, Dr. Sania Nishtar on Saturday said currently 95 percent of Ehsaas survey has been completed which would be ready to release by July 31. While addressing a news briefing at the commissioner’s office in Lahore today, Dr Nishtar said, “To ensure the timely […]
Fehmida appreciates special funds’ allocation for less developed areas in budget
Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Dr Fehmida Mirza Thursday appreciated Prime Minister Imran Khan for announcing a special package for the less developed areas and said that the initiative would bring a new era of progress, prosperity and development there. Participating in the budget debate, she said “I appreciate Prime Minister Imran Khan, Finance Minister Shaukat […]
Despite fiscal constraints, Pakistan ensures food security through social safety cover in pandemic period:Imam
ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam, on Wednesday said that despite financial constraints during the Covid-19 pandemic, Pakistan has provided a relief package of $8 billion to under-privileged segments of the society to provide them social safety cover. Addressing the 42nd Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of […]
Pakistan Economic Survey 2020-21: LSM grew up by 9%, agriculture 2.77% despite bottlenecks, says Shaukat Tarin
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin is unveiling the Pakistan Economic Survey 2020-21 at a press conference in Islamabad and initiated the press conference by appraising Prime Minister Imran Khan’s policies in combating the coronavirus pandemic and the production of rapid vaccines to curb the deadly virus. The Pakistan Economic Survey is an annual report on […]
Ehsaas programme a step towards the creation of a welfare state: Imran
Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s ‘Ehsaas’ programme is a step towards creation of a welfare state by reducing inequality, alleviating poverty and investing in the development of people as well as regions lagging behind. In a 15-page policy statement released here by the PM Office, the prime minister said ‘Ehsaas’, launched […]