PM initiatives speak volumes about his pro-poor policies: Shibli
Last updated on: 08 January,2021 07:00 am
Shibli Faraz said PM Imran Khan had always cared about the downtrodden segments of society.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - Announcing a relief package for newspaper hawkers, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz Thursday said Prime Minister Imran Khan had always cared about the downtrodden segments of society.
The initiatives like Shelter Homes (Panahgah), Ehsaas Programme, Food Centres (Langer Khanas) and Kamyab Jawan Programme spoke volumes about the pro-poor policies of the government, he said while addressing here a news conference.
Flanked by Secretary Information Zahida Parveen, PBM Managing Director Aon Abbas Buppi and Newspapers Hawkers Association President Tikka Khan, he said all the steps taken by the government were aimed at transforming the lives of the poor by providing them equal opportunities in all spheres of life.
Shibli Faraz said the prime minister fully believed in providing a level playing field to the poor and deserving people. He was known for his pro-poor steps even before coming into power as evident from the Shaukat Khanum Hospital and the universities set up in under-privileged areas.
He said the previous regimes had deliberately not carried out any development work in Balochistan, erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas and south Punjab. However, the present government was fully committed to the development of less developed areas, he added.