KARACHI: Minister for Finance Shaukat Tarin on Saturday asserted that the government wants to get rid of International Monetary Fund (IMF) progarmme at the earliest.
He stated this while addressing the inaugural ceremony of the Kamyab Jawan Help Desk at Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) here on Saturday.
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Usman Dar was also present.
The federal minister pointed out that Pakistan has to get out from the IMF programme and borrow from other countries every day should also be abandoned.
The minister said that they had to pay attention towards our productive areas including industries, agriculture, information technology, housing and trade sectors for inclusive sustainable growth.
He said that the present government had launched Kamyab Jawan Programme to empower the youth and it was a successful programme. He also lauded Usman Dar to be energetic and for his efforts to this effect.
Tarin said that the government had started another programme named Kamyab Pakistan Programme (KPP), which had currently been launched in KPK and Balochistan.
He said that the government had formulated rules but those were not being implemented properly and he had also taken notice of the FBR raids. The minister said that only 2 million pay income tax out of 38 million families.
The SAPM on Youth Affairs Usman Dar addressing to the ceremony said that after the KCCI, they would visit to Multan and Rawalpindi chamber of commerce and industries for the inauguration of the Kamyab Jawan Centres.
He said that they would soon visit the metropolis again to open 5000 shops under the Kamyab Jawan Programme. Dar said that under the programme a good amount had been distributed among the youth so far.
The SAPM further said that the Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin had taken revolutionary steps for the Kamyab Jawab Programme to facilitate the youth in the country.
