Pakistan

China to provide $10m to Pakistan for rehabilitation of TDPs: Dar

Finance minister says government paying complete attention for rehabilitation of the displaced

Web Desk August 02, 2015

A file photo of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar. PHOTO: REUTERS

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday said that China will provide $10 million to Pakistan for rehabilitation of temporarily displaced persons (TDPs), Radio Pakistan reported.

While chairing a meeting in Islamabad, Dar said the government was paying complete attention to the rehabilitation of IDPs.

Secretary Economic Affairs Division Saleem Sethi briefed the meeting about arrangements for rehabilitation of the displaced.

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Dar also sought details of development projects being executed in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) in cooperation with the Chinese government. He also called for speeding up work on projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.

Meanwhile, the World Bank (WB) has also committed to deliver $75 million it promised to help the TDPs in the continuing month.

Last month, Dar called on Army chief General Raheel Sharif at the General Headquarters to discuss issues related to early return of TDPs and their resettlement. The meeting held at GHQ also discussed the execution of development works in FATA.

COMMENTS (6)

observer | 9 years ago | Reply @EAGLE STRIKE: US NGO's are pumping money because they want to promote their own agendas in India. The government of India doesn't beg the NGO's to give it money. In fact, the government is now stopping these NGOs from pumping money into India for their nefarious activities. I am afraid you are living in denial and trying to come up with a false equivalence. I still didn't hear you stating you don't want Pakistan to beg for things the government of Pakistan should assign high priority. I don't see any self-respect in your nation.

EAGLE STRIKE | 9 years ago | Reply @observer: 63 billion dollars are pumped down the indias throat through US NGOs yet india has 700 million humans living below 2 dollars a day. Yet they come here and do chest thumping. 35% of world's poor live in india. Wake up instead of spewing venom here.

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observer | 9 years ago | Reply How shameful! A country that spends $5B a year on missiles and nuclear bombs each year can't afford to take care of its own displaced people and has to beg for foreign alms for the purpose. Worst, the Pakistani leaders proudly announce that some foreign county has given it money to take care of Pakistanis. Where is the Pakistani pride?

Vectra | 9 years ago | Reply Can anyone calculate how much pakistan has taken or has signed to take.Can pakistan pay it back???.Every month Dar announces that someone or the other has given something to them.Anyways go luck but all i can say is "Nations are never build like this"

VGP | 9 years ago | Reply Why cant Pakistan do anything without begging for money?

karachi3 | 9 years ago | Reply Why not tax the traders properly and generate self resources. This nation needs to learn to pay proper taxes.FBR has to be reformed

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