ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has launched another initiative “Koi Bhooka Na Soye” under the umbrella of the Ehsaas poverty alleviation.
Under the programme, mobile vans would visit different areas of major cities to feed poor and underprivileged people. Initially, it has been launched in the federal capital and would soon expand to other cities of the country.
Addressing the launching ceremony in Islamabad on Wednesday, Prime Minister Imran said that the government is starting the programme in the federal capital at the moment but it would soon reach other cities of the country.
“One day, these vans would feed people across Pakistan,” he added. He said the government was providing health insurance to millions of people in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), Punjab and Gilgit, adding that now the people of these regions can avail themselves medical facilities in any hospital public or private.
The premier informed that in June, the government will introduce a programme under which money will be transferred to the accounts of 30 million people so that they keep up with the rising inflation and afford basic commodities such as ghee and flour, etc.
PM Imran regretted that there were many areas in Pakistan where people go to bed hungry. “Most people in Pakistan are on daily wages and when they don’t get their wages, they have to sleep empty stomach,” he added.
Appreciating the facilities given to people in Panagah (shelter homes), PM Imran said that many people have come forward and said that they want to be a part of the government’s initiative. “People generously donate in Pakistan,” he added.
The PM said he always feels happy to see that deserving people are given shelter and food with honour and dignity at various Panahgahs established across Pakistan. The premier also inspected one of the mobile vans and distributed meal boxes among the needy on the occasion.
