Summary Ishaq Dar appreciated the EU for extending the support to Pakistan for poverty alleviation.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - European Union will provide assistance of six hundred and fifty three million Euro to Pakistan for rural development and reduction of poverty, the Radio Pakistan reported.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in this regard was signed in Islamabad on Tuesday.
Speaking to the media on the occasion, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar appreciated the EU for extending the support to Pakistan for poverty alleviation.
He said this assistance will help the government in meeting the sustainable development goals recently adopted by the United Nations.
He said the EU assistance will particularly cover the areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh and Balochistan provinces.
