Govt urged to engage with private sector for projects
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APP
January 17, 2021
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ISLAMABAD:
Experts from the public sector and the civil society have urged the government to engage with the private sector to complete development projects and to consider civil society organisations (CSOs) as partners for development of the country.
They expressed their views during a webinar titled ‘The State of Civil Society in Pakistan’ jointly organised by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) and Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP) on Saturday.
Govt urged to partner with CSOs in development
Business
January 17, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The government should engage private sector for completing the development projects and consider civil society organisations (CSOs) as partners for the development of the country, experts said on Saturday.
These views were expressed by speakers including representatives from the government and leading voices of civil society in Pakistan at a webinar on The State of Civil Society in Pakistan jointly organised by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) and Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP).
Syeda Adeela Bokhari, Joint Secretary INGOs/NGOs, Economic Affairs Division (EAD), told the participants that EAD was responsible for regulating only those INGOs which received financial contribution from the foreign countries and donors.