A day after the approval of the 26th constitutional amendment, various key ministers including the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Finance Minister and Home Minister left the federal capital to attend important meetings.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Isaac Dar left for Samoa on October 25 to attend the two-day Commonwealth Heads of Government and Ministerial meeting.
Immediately after the approval of the bill by the Senate, Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Aurangzeb left for Washington on Sunday night for meetings with IMF and World Bank officials, while Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi Saha has reached Istanbul to participate in Expo 2024.
Meanwhile, Industry and National Food Security Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain left for Riyadh to participate in the Multilateral Industrial Policy Forum which started on Wednesday.
People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari also left the federal capital for Dubai immediately after the approval of the bill.
It appears that the ministers had already planned their trips abroad but their presence in Parliament during the voting was crucial for the passage of the bill and they left the country immediately after the passage of the bill. .
The Riyadh Forum is being organized by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) to discuss innovative approaches to industrial development challenges.
Industry and National Food Security Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain will represent the country at the two-day conference aimed at seeking guidance on ‘Industrial Policy Making for Sustainable Development Goals’, a forum for effective industrial policy solutions and will focus on the development of tools to address the challenges facing sustainable industrialization.
During the meeting of the forum, Rana Tanweer will meet the Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, Bandar Ibrahim Al Khuraif, to discuss ways of cooperation between the two countries in the industrial field. Will have meetings.
UNIDO’s Multilateral Industrial Policy Forum (MIPF) is an important step in promoting effective and viable industrial policy solutions for sustainable industrialization.
The Multi-Stakeholder Industrial Policy Forum 2024 will focus on successful industrial policy initiatives where stakeholders can present innovative solutions for industrial development, promote dialogue on workable solutions to regional challenges and engage in interactive discussions. Facilitate, the UNIDO document says, the forum reflects a new global interest in industrial policy as a key driver of social well-being, environmental sustainability and coping with unexpected shocks.
The outcomes of the Multilateral Industrial Policy Forum 2024 will also inform a possible ‘Riyadh Declaration’ to be presented at the UNIDO General Conference 2025. To strengthen the industrial impact of the debate.