ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed that despite the coronavirus epidemic in the year 2020, Pakistan fared far better than most countries.
The prime minister took to Twitter and wrote that 2020 was a tough year for us and for people across the world because of the coronavirus.
2020 was a tough year for us & for people across the world bec of Covid19. But by the grace of God we fared far better than most. We not only managed to protect our ppl but also saved them from hunger. We are moving forward to making Pakistan a Welfare State.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 1, 2021
“2020 was a tough year for us & for people across the world because of COVID-19. But by the grace of God, we fared far better than most. We not only managed to protect our ppl but also saved them from hunger. We are moving forward to making Pakistan a Welfare State,” the prime minister wrote.
In another tweet, he wrote that the Ehsaas programme provided social security and health card scheme provides the poor with proper medical access. “My New Year resolution for 2021 is to complete two projects. One, universal health coverage to all our citizens. It has begun in KP & will soon in Punjab and GB,” he added.
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The prime minister also hoped other provinces will replicate the Ehsaas programme. “We will start our most ambitious nationwide project ‘Koi Bhuka Na Soyay’ (No one should sleep hungry in Pakistan) under Ehsaas programme,” the prime minister maintained.
“By the end of the year, these two projects will move us closer to our goal of making Pakistan a welfare state,” the prime minister maintained.
