Ben French calls on Punjab Minister for Labour and HR Raja Ashfaq Sarwar

Lahore: A representative of Department for International Development (DFID) UK, Ben French called on Provincial Minister for Labour and HR, Raja Ashfaq Sarwar, here today.

Matters relating to Pak-UK bilateral relations came into discussion. Provincial Minister Raja Ashfaq Sarwar said that Punjab government and DFID have agreed to enhance collaboration for expanding scope of social programs in future.

Raja Ashfaq Sarwar said that the programs in education, health and skill development sectors are running successfully with the cooperation of DFID in Punjab. He said that implementation of these programs has yielded positive results and a considerable improvement is being witnessed in these sectors.

Raja Ashfaq Sarwar said that work will be continued for the betterment of social sector with the cooperation of DFID in future as well.  DFID representative Ben French said that UK Government fully supports the welfare-oriented policies of Punjab government in different sectors of life. He said that DFID is partner of Punjab government in different socio-economic development programs including Education Sector Reform Roadmap as well as Educational Endowment Fund as we are impressed by transparent and merit based policies of provincial government.

Ben French said that DFID will further extend its cooperation with the Punjab government in different development sectors to improve the literacy rate.