The Pakistani envoy, who was speaking in the 57th session of the UN Commission for Social Development, also called for global cooperation to eradicate poverty and social development for all. In addition, the Pakistani envoy said the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme aims to put up a number of schemes aimed at enabling youth and the working classes to access employment opportunities through skills development, higher education, and information technology. Pakistan, she said, considers education as an investment in its future. By implementing policies such as “Waseela-e-Taleem”, a conditional cash transfer programme to promote education, the government is seeking to provide basic education to all. Through social safety initiatives like the cash transfer-based and female empowerment-focused Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), vulnerable segments are being helped to overcome extreme poverty and find livelihoods, the Pakistani envoy said.

Source: Pakistan Today February 15, 2019 09:41 UTC