ISLAMABAD: In a bid to provide relief to the poor, Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday announced a special Ramazan package providing free flour to ‘underprivileged masses’.
According to a statement, the package was approved at a meeting chaired by PM Shehbaz Sharif in Lahore. Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Raza Naqvi, the Secretary Food and other senior officials attended the meeting.
Chief Secretary Punjab Zahid Akhtar Zaman and Finance Secretary Mujahid Sherdil briefed the prime minister about the Ramazan package.
The package is first of its kind aimed at facilitating the poor population.
Speaking on the occasion, the prime minister said after its launch in Punjab, the federal government would extend cooperation to provinces to replicate the programme.
The premier directed the authorities concerned to complete the comprehensive strategy for the supply of free flour to poor families as soon as possible.
