• Lays foundation stone of 4,000 low-cost flats
• Pins hope on Ravi, Bundal projects for investment
• Terms youths of D-8 countries key asset
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said several initiatives had been taken for wealth creation so that Pakistan could get rid of heavy foreign debts his government had inherited from previous ones. He was hopeful that the measures being introduced would bring about prosperity in the country.
“We want to create more and more wealth in the country to retire heavy foreign loans, some of which are causing even more debts,” the prime minister said while laying the foundation stone of 4,000 low-cost apartments being built under the government’s ambitious Naya Pakistan Housing Programme (NPHP) at Farash Town near Islamabad.
Transformation of D-8 economies vital for equal competition: Qureshi
Inequality has increased gap between rich and poor countries and bred discontent among masses, FM tells virtual confab
APP
April 07, 2021
ISLAMABAD:
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday urged the D-8 countries to transform themselves to markets’ needs as economies could not compete equally without adapting the new paradigm of development in fourth industrial age.
“The new way is to produce in a highly decentralised and interdependent world economy. We must transform ourselves to the needs of our markets. Unless our economies adapt to this new paradigm of development in the fourth industrial age, we will not be able to compete as equals,” the foreign minister said while addressing the virtually held 19th D-8 Council of Ministers Session.
PM Imran Khan to lead Pakistan s delegation at D-8 Summit
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Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
FM Qureshi will attend 19th Council of Ministers meeting that would precede the Summit.
The theme s Summit is “Partnership for a Transformative World: Harnessing Power of Youth and Technology.”
The 10th D-8 Summit is expected to adopt a declaration and the Decennial Roadmap 2020-2030.
Prime Minister Imran Khan is set to lead Pakistan’s delegation at the 10th D-8 Summit being hosted by Bangladesh on April 8, the Foreign Office said Tuesday.
In a statement, the Foreign Office said the summit will be held virtually, with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi attending the 19th Council of Ministers meeting that would precede the Summit.
Pakistan s delegation at D-8 Summit to be headed by PM Imran Khan
Pakistan
Tue, Apr 06, 2021
Prime Minister Imran Khan addressing the AJ&K Legislative Assembly at Muzaffarabad on 5th August, 2020. PID/File
The Foreign Office said Tuesday Prime Minister Imran Khan will head Pakistan’s delegation at the 10th D-8 Summit being hosted by Bangladesh on April 8.
The Foreign Office, in a statement, said the summit will be held virtually, with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi attending the 19th Council of Ministers meeting that would precede the Summit.
The theme of the Summit is “Partnership for a Transformative World: Harnessing Power of Youth and Technology.”