May 24: The Nation states that Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Wednesday witnessed the signing ceremony of an agreement between Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Federal Republic of Somalia for a grant of $10.500 million and provision of technical assistance for the development of Somalia’s National Identification System. The signing ceremony held at Prime Minister’s Office was attended by Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail, Special Assistant to Prime Minister Dr Musadiq Malik, Secretaries of Finance and Interior Divisions, Chairman NADRA and senior officials. The Somali side included Minister of State for Interior Abdullahi Farah Wehliye, Dr Nur Derie Hersi, Head of ID project Ambassador Khadija Mohamed Almakhzoumi and their senior officials.
The Nation: Pakistan, Somalia ink $10.5m accord for ID system
