This file photo show Prime Minister Imran Khan during an interview with Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera screengrab/File
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said that after attaining what he called “stability” in the economy, his government’s next target was to increase exports and cut imports to save foreign exchange and create wealth that would bring prosperity to the country.
He stressed the need for manufacturing all sorts of products at the local level so that people could rely on locally-made items instead of imported products.
“If we can make a nuclear weapon, then why not ordinary products,” the prime minister said while addressing the closing ceremony of a three-day ICEE (Interior, Construction, Electrical and Electronics) Expo, titled ‘Building Clean and Green Cities’, organised by the Rawalpindi Chamber of Conference and Industries (RCCI) in collaboration with the Naya Pakistan Housing and Development Authority (NAPHDA) here at the Pak-China Friendship
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Officials said it was also agreed in the meeting that new building codes would be formulated for the province as new technology had come along. AFP/File
QUETTA: Federal Secretary for Housing and Works Dr Imran Zeb Khan on Wednesday discussed with Balochistan Chief Secretary Mathar Niaz Rana various issues, including housing schemes in the province.
He said the federal government would extend all help and cooperation to the provincial government for resolving the housing issues in Balochistan.
Mr Khan said the government had already launched housing projects in the province under the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Officials said it was also agreed in the meeting that new building codes would be formulated for the province as new technology had come along and it was time to build high-rise buildings in Quetta and other towns and cities of the province.
Parliamentary Secretary for Women Development Mahjabeen Sheeran said the provincial government was implementing the vision of Chief Minister Jam Kamal Alyani for empowering women so that they could play a vital role in the uplift of Balochistan. Photo courtesy Mahjabeen Sheeran s Twitter
QUETTA: Parliamentary Secretary for Women Development Mahjabeen Sheeran has said that Rs500 million have been allocated for the economic empowerment of women in the 2021-22 budget of Balochistan.
Speaking after inaugurating the new building of the women development department on Saturday, she said the provincial government was implementing the vision of Chief Minister Jam Kamal Alyani for empowering women so that they could play a vital role in the uplift of Balochistan.