PM launches Rs20bn Ramadan Relief Package

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has launched the Ramadan Relief Package worth Rs20 billion in Islamabad.

Addressing the launching ceremony, the Prime Minister said under this package, cash transfers of Rs5,000 through digital wallets will be made to four million deserving families most transparently.

He stated that this relief package would cover all four provinces, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. There will be round-the-clock supervision and monitoring of the relief package.

The Prime Minister emphasized this package will spare people from the hassle of standing in long queues outside the Utility Stores. The Utility Stores Corporation will also be privatized.

On the occasion, the Prime Minister also strongly condemned the terrorist attack at Dar-ul-Uloom Haqqania, saying it had aggrieved the entire nation. He expressed confidence that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government would apprehend those behind the horrific incident and give exemplary punishment. He reaffirmed the determination to root out the menace of terrorism.

In his remarks on the occasion, Minister for Industries and Production Rana Tanveer Hussain said cash transfers under the Ramadan Relief Package will be completed in 10 days. Stalls will be established at the tehsil level during the holy month of Ramadan to provide sugar at Rs130 per kilogram.

Utility Stores will also provide essential commodities to the people at a 15 percent discount, he added.