Pakistan
Issuing health cards is historic step towards Madina-like welfare state: Farrukh Habib
'Pakistan on path of becoming Medina like welfare state'
Islamabad: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said on Friday that issuance of health cards was a historic step towards the establishment of a welfare state on the pattern of state of Madina.
Farrukh Habib said in a tweet, Pakistanis with limited resources could not even think of the best treatment in private hospitals.
He said now under the programme launched by Prime Minister Imran Khan free treatment up to Rs. 1 million per family per year would be provided with the health card.
Farrukh said PM Imran Khan’s programme “Mera Pakistan Mera Ghar” was the dream of every Pakistani which was being implemented rapidly.
The minister said banks have approved loans of Rs 120 billion for low cast 3 marla, 5 marla, 10 marla houses and loans worth Rs 38 billion have been distributed by banks.
Minister of State said that due to the efforts of Prime Minister Imran Khan, the bank loans for the housing and construction sector had reached Rs 355 billion.
Farrukh Habib said this has also boosted the business of more than 120 industries related to housing and construction.