{"id":180010,"date":"2020-12-14T20:05:22","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T15:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/?p=180010"},"modified":"2020-12-14T22:37:34","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T17:37:34","slug":"180010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/2020\/12\/180010\/","title":{"rendered":"World Bank doubles its assistance for Ehsaas Programme, PM told"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 696px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-180010-1\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SAPM-Dr.-Sania-Nishtar-nCountry-Director-World-Bank-Naje-Benhassain-called-on-PM-Imran-Khan.mp4?_=1\" \/><a 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style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The World Bank\u2019s Country Director describing the Ehsaas Programme as \u201ca flagship programme of social safety\u201d said it was a model for other countries to follow as well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The prime minister directed Special Assistant Dr Sania Nisher to formulate a comprehensive strategy for the expansion of Ehsaas Programme.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Najy\u00a0 Benhassine, on this occasion, appreciated the measures taken by the prime minister regarding climate change.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He was appreciative of Pakistan\u2019s commitment to generating electricity through other environment-friendly and renewable energy sources instead of coal, and described it a very responsible step towards checking the increasing hazardous effects of climate change in the region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Desk\/Farooq<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0ISLAMABAD, Dec 14 (APP):Prime Minister Imran Khan was on Monday told that the World Bank has doubled its assistance for Ehsaas Programme, which would ensure social safety of maximum deserving people through further expansion of the programme. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The prime minister was told this during a meeting with Special Assistant to PM on Poverty Alleviation 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