- Says SOEs privatization a top priority to save national exchequer from further financial losses
- Asks UNICEF to formulate effective strategy for education of out-of-school children in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to accelerate process for disinvestment of national-flag-carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), emphasized the need for transparency in the process of privatization.
Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar issued the directives during a meeting with SAPM on Aviation Air Marshal (r) Farhat Hussain in Islamabad on Tuesday.
The premier said that privatization of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) was on priority for the caretaker government to save the national exchequer from further financial losses.
The caretaker prime minister said the country’s aviation industry had a high scope of growth through investment.
نگران وزیرِ اعظم انوار الحق کاکڑ سے مشیر ہوابازی ایئر مارشل (ر) فرحت حسین کی ملاقات
ملاقات میں مشیرِ ہوابازی نے وزیرِ اعظم کو وزارت کے امور اور حکومت کی ہوابازی کے شعبے میں اصلاحات کے حوالے سے تفصیلی طور پر آگاہ کیا۔
وزیرِ اعظم کو پاکستان انٹرنیشنل ایئرلائنز کی نجکاری اور ایئر… pic.twitter.com/tMBs84b1m7
— Government of Pakistan (@GovtofPakistan) January 9, 2024
He also directed the out-sourcing of airport operations in a bid to ensure improvement of services. During the meeting, the adviser on aviation briefed PM Kakar about the matters of the ministry and the reform process.
‘UNICEF’s strategy for education of out-of-school children’
Meanwhile, Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar asked United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) to formulate a new and effective strategy for the education of out-of-school children in Pakistan.
Talking to the UNICEF Representative in Pakistan Abdullah Fadil in Islamabad here on Tuesday, he noted that illiteracy can significantly be reduced in the country by providing access to the latest information with the help of tablets to the students of backward areas of the country. He extended support to the UNICEF’s initiatives of introducing technology in the education sector in the backward areas of the country.
نگران وزیراعظم انوار الحق کاکڑ سے پاکستان میں یونیسیف (UNICEF)کے نمائندہ عبداللہ فاضل کی ملاقات
ملاقات میں عبداللہ فاضل نے وزیراعظم کو پاکستان کے متعدد علاقوں میں یونیسیف کے لیے گئے اقدامات پر بریفنگ دی۔
وزیراعظم نے عوامی فلاح و بہبود کے لیے متعدد کامیاب منصوبے قائم کرنے پر… pic.twitter.com/6NkBWIqNeW
— Government of Pakistan (@GovtofPakistan) January 9, 2024
The Prime Minister assured to provide all possible facilities for the UNICEF’s projects aimed at generating employment opportunities for the youth.
The Prime Minister was appreciative of UNICEF’s initiatives for the education sector in Azad Jammu and Kashmir despite severe criticism from India.
Anwaarul Haq Kakar described the role of UNICEF in Pakistan’s anti-polio campaign as of special importance. He said due to the mutual cooperation of the government of Pakistan and organizations like UNICEF, a positive change is being seen in the public attitude towards anti-polio in the country.
The Prime Minister was informed that projects worth about one billion dollars have been executed under the UNICEF in humanitarian aid, clean water and food supply, education, health and other sectors over the last five years.
