PM to launch health insurance card for media workers today

Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will launch health insurance card scheme for media workers and artists in Islamabad on Tuesday (today).

Under the health insurance scheme, the media workers and artists will be able to get world class health facilities free of charge in 1200 hospitals across the country with annual corporate health insurance worth 1.5 million rupees.

Prime Minister will also launch Pakistan Code, Digital Repository of Federal Laws Mobile App and website.

With this, the judges, lawyers, legal experts, law students, government officials and general public will be able to easily access all types of federal laws.

Earlier on July 24, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb released the health insurance form of journalists online.

While addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Marriyum said that Journalist Health Insurance has been introduced for all the journalists of Pakistan.

According to the minister, journalists and media workers will be able to register after the release of this online form.

She said: “In addition to the working journalists in the fields, those in front of and behind the camera and those working at the desk will also be covered in this health insurance”.

The minister added that life-threatening emergency services will be included in the insurance. “Some Out Patient Department (OPD) services including renal transplant, cancer treatment, dialysis, endoscopy, emergency, day surgery, post and pre-surgery treatment, maternity benefit are part of the insurance”.

Information Minister said that this form will be available on the website of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Press Information Department (PID).

The journalists will have to enter personal details including name, organization details and other information followed by an email confirming that the form has been submitted.

Aurangzeb claimed that journalists have not been subjected to torture in the current regime. Shehbaz Sharif wanted the health security of the working journalists to be ensured.