Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Banks can play a critical role in poverty alleviation

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Banks may be able to play a critical role in poverty alleviation. It can happen by sustaining the expanding trends of digital banking and access to banking for the poor. Financial experts from the banking and technology sectors presented these perspectives. By sustaining the expanding trends of digital banking and access to banking for the … Read more

President Alvi says One Window Ehsaas Centre first of its kind in Pakistan

President Alvi to attend 15th ECO summit in Asghabat on Nov 28

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi praised the team of Ehsaas programme as he visited One Window Ehsaas Centre in Sitara Market of Islamabad on Wednesday and said the service is the first of its kind in the country’s history. Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Poverty Alleviation Dr Sania Nishtar and other officials  welcomed … Read more

Pakistan, China to explore avenues of collaboration for poverty alleviation

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ISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection Senator Dr Sania Nishtar explored avenues of collaboration for poverty alleviation. On the cooperation for poverty alleviation in the field of commerce, the Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division (PASSD) of the government of Pakistan … Read more

China-South Asian nations set up centre for poverty alleviation programmes

BEIJING: The China-South Asian Countries Poverty Alleviation and Cooperative Development Centre was officially set up at the South-West University of Chongqing, China to pool resources and exchange ideas for supporting the socioeconomic development and poverty alleviation programmes in the South Asian countries. The launching ceremony was attended by Wu Jianghao, assistant foreign minister of China, … Read more

Govt Formulates Comprehensive Strategy For Poverty Alleviation: PM

Kashmir Martyrs Day PM Imran pays tribute

Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the government has formulated a comprehensive strategy to lift the economically weaker sections out of poverty. Presiding over a high-level meeting of the Kamyab Pakistan Programme, the Premier cited the example of India and China and said that China had lifted millions out of poverty in the last … Read more

Pakistan Keen To Learn China’s Experience Of Poverty Alleviation: PM

Pakistan Keen To Learn China's Experience Of Poverty Alleviation: PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan has called on the Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong. During the meeting, Prime Minister Imran Khan felicitated China on alleviating poverty and said that Pakistan was keen to learn from China’s experience of poverty alleviation as well as development. Imran Khan said that Pakistan is currently facing the third wave … Read more

Chinese expertise in agriculture sector will be utilized: PM Imran Khan

PM meets Khusro Bakhtiar

Prime Minister Imran Khan says that after being included in CPEC, government’s best effort is to make full use of Chinese expertise in the agricultural sector. Federal Minister of National Food Security and Research, Khusro Bakhtiar calls on PM Imran Khan here on Wednesday (today). During the meeting, Prime Minister Imran Khan applauded Khusro Bakhtiar’s … Read more