Pakistan, Japan ink $9.8m grant for key development projects

April 05, 2024 (MLN): Pakistan and Japan on Thursday signed two Japanese grant-in-aid projects titled "Installation of Weather Surveillance Radar in Sukkur City" and "The Extension of Maternal and Child Health Care Facilities in Sindh," worth a total of $9.8 million.

The signing ceremony for the Exchange of Notes and Grant Agreements between the governments of both countries was held at the Ministry of Economic Affairs yesterday.

Japan has provided an additional grant amount worth ¥832m ($5.4m) for the Installation of a Weather Surveillance Radar in Sukkur City and ¥671m ($4.4m) for The Extension of Maternal and Child Health Care Facilities in Sindh, to the Government of Pakistan through JICA.

These grant-in-aid projects are aimed to improve the Pakistan Meteorological Department’s capabilities in meteorological observation, weather forecasting and dissemination of forecast/warnings and to strengthen medical services in the Children hospital and MCH center in Liaqat University Hospital, Hyderabad/Jamshoro, Sindh.

The Notes of the projects were signed and exchanged by Dr. Kazim Niaz, Secretary, the Economic Affairs Division (EAD) and WADA Mitsuhiro, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan on behalf of their respective governments.

The Grant Agreements were signed by Saeed Ashraf Siddiqi, Joint Secretary EAD and Naoaki MIYATA, Chief Representative, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Pakistan.

Dr. Kazim Niaz appreciated the Government and people of Japan for their valuable support with the assurance of extending all necessary facilitation for more meaningful cooperation between the two sides.

WADA Mitsuhiro, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Pakistan assured his commitment to work closely with the government to further strengthen the friendly ties and bilateral cooperation.

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