Not less than 50,000 deserving minority families will get financial assistance worth Rs10,500 every three months


Lahore: Pakistan's first-ever Chief Minister's Minority Card Programme was formally launched in Lahore today.
Addressing the launching ceremony, Chief Minister of the Punjab, Maryam Nawaz Sharif said that under this programme, 50,000 deserving minority families will get financial assistance worth Rs10,500 every three months.
She said that the number of deserving families will be increased to seventy-five thousand while the amount of financial assistance will also be enhanced in future.
The Chief Minister said that the Punjab Government received one lac application for this program. She said that the budget for the minorities affairs department has been raised twofold.

Maternity homes sealed after 20 newborns died in Pakpattan
- an hour ago

Motorcyclist dies after being hit by water tanker in Karachi
- 3 hours ago

Petrol, diesel prices increase in Emirates too
- 6 hours ago

Shadab Khan suffers shoulder injury, likely to rest for 3 months
- 2 hours ago

Strong earthquake tremors in Punjab including Lahore
- 3 hours ago

New great feature for people using Gmail on Android phones
- 29 minutes ago

Pakistan's first int’l driving license kiosk set up at Lahore Airport
- 4 hours ago

Doctors temporarily recruited during Corona in Sindh fired
- 5 hours ago

Two terrorists killed in police, CTD joint operation in Bannu
- 3 hours ago

Prisoners lists exchanged between Pakistan, India
- 17 minutes ago

Iranian hackers threaten to leak emails of Trump's close aides
- 2 hours ago

Thai court suspends PM over phone call leak
- 2 hours ago