Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the government is especially focusing on addressing the issue of malnutrition and adulteration. He was talking to UN Resident Coordinator Neil Buhne who called on him in Islamabad on Wednesday.
Referring to government's flagship Ehsaas Program, he appreciated technical assistance being provided by the UN agencies. On the issue of population growth, the Prime Minister noted that the issue of population was connected with primary health care and primary education. Therefore, the government is according priority to these areas.
The Prime Minister said the development of merged tribal areas is another key priority of the present government. He said we have allocated highest ever funds for the uplift of the merged areas. Imran Khan also highlighted the successes made in Billion Trees Tsunami Project and observed that this will go long way towards mitigating the adverse impacts of climate change in the country. Efforts being made to eliminate polio from the country also came under discussion.