ISLAMABAD: World Bank’s Vice President for South Asia Hartwig Schafer in a meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday termed Ehsaas a unique socio-welfare programme and expressed confidence that the Kamyab Pakistan project would also prove to be exemplary.
Hartwig Schaffer apprised the prime minister that the World Bank was appreciative of Pakistan’s socio-welfare programmes, aimed at poverty alleviation and social security.
He mentioned that the World Bank was working on a number of projects in Pakistan, and was interested in providing full support to social security projects.
He commended the government’s economic reforms and smart lockdown policy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Highlighting the features of Kamyab Pakistan programme, Prime Minister Imran Khan said to be launched soon, it would provide soft loans to farmers, affordable accommodation and ensure ease of doing business.
He thanked the World Bank for extending cooperation to Pakistan in difficult times and said one of the top priorities of the government was to provide protection to the economically weaker sections.
Imran Khan said as the prices of commodities had risen by 40 per cent worldwide, the government was trying to provide relief by reducing the burden on the people.
He said the government was focusing on providing employment to the youth as its top priority.