In this file photo, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation Sania Nishtar at a news conference in Islamabad. DawnNewsTv/File
ISLAMABAD: Protecting the most economically marginalised and vulnerable groups is the top priority of the government, Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation Senator Dr Sania Nishtar said.
She expressed these views at the launch of a report, Mazdoor Ka Ehsaas, held by the Ehsaas Delivery Unit, Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division, in collaboration with International Labour Organisation (ILO).
Ms Nishtar informed participants that a bill envisaging inclusion of workers from informal sectors of economy has already been presented in the Senate. She said the report will provide the government a strategic dimension to implement its approach towards protecting vulnerable segments more effectively.
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Syed Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari urged residents of the city to visit the three-day Tourism Expo and Family Festival at F-9 Park with their families.
The event, inaugurated on Friday, features recreational activities like paragliding, accuracy landing, wing suite flying, trike flying, skydiving and power paragliding as part of the Field Marshal Paragliding Championship. Concerts along with a food festival will also be held.
Pakistan is an ideal spot for adventure tourism and Islamabad is blessed with beautiful landscapes and a thriving wildlife habitat along with a clean environment, Mr Bukhari said and thanked the ministries for their support in providing assistance to organisers of the event.