PM Khan to reach Bahawalpur on one-day visit today

Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Bahawalpur Division on Tuesday (today) to launch Naya Pakistan Qaumi Sehat Card (National Health Card) Programme. 

According to Prime Minister's Office, the Health Cards have already been issued in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), some divisions of Punjab, Islamabad, Tharparkar, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir. 

With inclusion of more than 15 million people from Rahim Yar Khan, Bahawalpur and Bahawalnagar districts, the number of eligible families and individuals benefiting from the Qaumi Sehat Card scheme in Punjab will increase by 63%. 

The National Health Card is a revolutionary initiative by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government which will provide free medical treatment in government and selected private hospitals up to one million rupees.