ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Sania Nishtar Monday said that Ehsaas programme was about the creation of a ‘welfare state' . Talking to APP,she said Ehsaas, as one such transformative agenda which aims at "the human capital ...

Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser says the incumbent government is committed to eradicate terrorism, illiteracy, unemployment and poverty and raise the living standard of the common man in the country. During a meeting with the UNDP's representative in Pakistan Hao Liang Xu, he said Pakistan is ...

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain says Pakistan acknowledges the contribution of UN agencies to complement our development needs in line with our national priorities and policies.   Talking to UN Resident Coordinator Neil Buhne in Islamabad, he said the ...

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said that his government after the completion of its first 100 days would unveil an all-inclusive and comprehensive program on education, health, poverty reduction and some other areas.  APP

Prime Minister Imran Khan says Pakistan will like to follow the model of China in poverty alleviation and eradication of corruption to put the country on the path of progress and development. Addressing Pakistan Trade and Investment Conference 2018 in Shanghai on Monday, the Prime Minister said ...

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stressed the fundamental connection between eradicating poverty and upholding equal rights for all in a message commemorating the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. "Let us remember that ending poverty is not a matter of ...

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is being observed on October 17. This year the theme of the day is "Coming together with those furthest behind to build an inclusive world of universal respect for human rights and dignity". Highlighting that for the United Nations, eliminating ...

BEIJING: China will increase financial input and policy support to eradicate abject poverty.Eradicating abject poverty, which persists in places including Tibet Autonomous Region and parts of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region as well as the provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Gansu, is crucial for the ...

ISLAMABAD: (APP) Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) here on Wednesday adopted resolutions on challenging issues of environment, poverty eradication, women empowerment and Education being faced by the Asian countries.The resolutions were adopted on the concluding of two-day meeting of Standing ...