ISLAMABAD: Minister for Economic Affairs Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar on Thursday said that Pakistan will share its experience in fields of social protection and poverty alleviation, textile, dairy and milk products under the South-South Cooperation (SSC).
He said this during a virtual meeting which he co-chaired along Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group President Dr Bandar Hajjar online launch of the report on Mapping Pakistan’s Resource Centers. The event was virtually attended by all field offices of IsDB in the member countries and other experts.
The minister appreciated the IsDB’s support in socio-economic development of Pakistan and thanked IsDB and Pakistani institutions for undertaking the mapping exercise.
He underlined the importance of the report saying that it will help developing member countries benefit from Pakistan’s experience through knowledge sharing.
The minister said that producing the report is an important milestone to highlight the level of development in four key sectors of the economy i.e. agriculture, agro-based industries, pharmaceuticals, and information and communication technologies.
“Pakistan also has great experience to share in social protection and poverty alleviation, Textile and related industries and diary and milk products under the South-South Cooperation,” he said.
Further, the minister and IsDB president expressed their readiness to cooperate with each other and to involve selected resource centers in reverse linkage projects.
