ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan says development of backward and lessdeveloped areas is top priority of government. Chairing a briefing onPublic Sector Development Program for 2019-2020 in Islamabad today, he saideconomic development is not possible without bringing less developed andbackward areas at par with other parts of the country.
The Prime Minister directed to work on a coordinated plan for Karachi inconsultation with provincial and local governments.
He said that promotion of knowledge economy is vital for economicdevelopment to utilize youth’s potential. He also emphasized on introducinginnovation and modern technology to fully utilize country’s capacity inagriculture sector.
Imran Khan said that in past, projects were launched under PSDP, but noattention had been paid on their completion and operationalization. Hedirected the Minister for Planning to especially focus on completion andoperationalization of every project started under PSDP.
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Planning Minister Khusro Bakhtiyar briefed the Prime Minister on specialattention being given to promotion of knowledge economy, agriculture,energy sector, and development of less developed areas of Pakistan,especially Balochistan, South Punjab, and erstwhile tribal areas mergedwith Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
