PM Imran lauds Queen Maxima for visiting Pakistan, taking interest in Ehsaan program
Imran Khan expressed the government is working to improve the economic situation of the country.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday thanked Queen Maxima of the Netherlands for visiting Pakistan and taking keen interest in the Ehsaas program.
Addressing the launching ceremony of "Ehsaas Financial Inclusion Initiatives" in Islamabad, he said that it is his vision to turn Pakistan into an Islamic welfare state on the pattern of Madina.
The prime minister said that the PTI government has taken range of measure to lift women out of poverty, adding that we will help to take them out of poverty.
PM Imran regretted that gap between rich and poor has increased during the last two decades with separate education, health and other systems for rich and poor.
Imran Khan expressed the government is working to improve the economic situation of the country.
In her address, Queen Maxima said that Ehsaas program is a good initiative of the government of Pakistan to lift the people from poverty.
UN Secretary General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development Queen Maxima has stressed that financial inclusion is pivotal for the development and economy of Pakistan.
Addressing Pakistan Innovative Finance Forum in Islamabad on Tuesday, she said the financial inclusion will also create more opportunities for the people of Pakistan.
She pointed out that according to a survey, Pakistan has expanded financial inclusion from thirteen percent to twenty one percent. She stressed that there is great potential of more rapid change particularly for women and the poor.
The Queen of the Netherlands was appreciative of the government’s revised financial inclusion strategy targeting sixty five million active digital accounts by 2023 including twenty million to be held by women.
