Islamabad (Web Desk): Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Monday said that the government was prioritising to uplift the backward areas at par with the developed parts of the country.
The premier said this in a meeting with Country Director of World Bank Najay Benhassaine who called on him in Islamabad today.
PM Kakar appreciated the World Bank’s role for the development of backward areas particularly the remote parts of Balochistan.
"The World Bank played its role in the relief and rehabilitation of the people affected by the unprecedented floods in 2022," he said.
The prime minister said that the government would extend all possible administrative support for the early completion of rehabilitation work in the flood-affected areas.
The World Bank country director apprised the prime minister of development work for uplift of Balochistan’s backward areas, flood rehabilitation work in Sindh, and progress for provision of funds pledged by the World Bank in Geneva.