Sania inaugurates Pak-Afghan bilateral dialogue % Special Assistant to the prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection, Senator Dr. Sania Nishtar
Special Assistant to the prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection, Senator Dr. Sania Nishtar Tuesday stressed the importance of socio-economic mainstreaming women in both Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Daily Times
April 7, 2021
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Sania Nishtar Tuesday presented Pakistan’s perspective on bolstering social safety nets during a webinar held at the World Bank-International Monetary Fund annual spring meetings 2021.
During the webinar titled ‘the IMF’s Engagement on Social Protection’, she highlighted Pakistan’s social protection policy initiatives- the aspiration and challenges and how the government of Pakistan demonstrated commitment to addressing them.
The event aimed to showcase the IMF, development partners, the WBG and member countries’ efforts to implement more effective social protection programs, strengthen social safety nets, and protect the most vulnerable from economic shocks and the potential adverse effects of reforms. Along with Dr. Nishtar, Roger Nord, Deputy Director Institute for Capacity Development, IMF; Antoinette Sayeh, Deputy Managing Director, IMF; Fernanda Br
Pakistan, China to set up platform for poverty alleviation
National
March 3, 2021
Islamabad: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong and the PMâs Special Assistant Dr. Sania Nishtar Tuesday discussed a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which is being framed between the Ministry of Commerce of the Peopleâs Republic of China and the Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division (PASSD) for the establishment of a platform for collaboration around poverty eradication.
The discussion took place during a meeting between the Chinese Ambassador and Dr. Sania. The Secretary of PASSD Muhammad Ali Shahzada was also present.
Dr. Sania congratulated the Chinese government for its momentous achievement of eradicating lifting 770 million people out of extreme poverty in China within 40 years. Talking to the media, she said, âWe are working on final details of the MoU, which will provide both countries with an opportunity to capitalize on sharing of experiences in pover