Govt committed to achieve sustainable development goals: Asad Umar.

ISLAMABAD -- Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umer on Wednesday said that the incumbent government is fully committed to achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs), media reported.

Talking to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) resident representative Ignacio Artaza, who called on him at the Ministry of Planning Development and Reform, Asad Umer said that the government's socio-economic agenda is aligned with SDGs adding that efforts are underway to frame a comprehensive strategy to achieve all the targets.

In a statement, Asad Umar said that the government is committed to work for achievement of SDGs through innovative and focused implementation strategies in the social, economic and environmental fields.

He said that the government would continue to work jointly with development partners for mainstreaming and executing the 2030 agenda.

The minister underlined that the government's primary focus is on socio-economic and...