'Koi Bhooka Na Soye' extended to three more cities of KP, Punjab
The program has been extended to Faisalabad, Lahore and Peshawar.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Prime Minister Imran Khan has extended Ehsaas Koi Bhooka Na Soye program before the holy month of Ramadan to three more cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab.
In virtual ceremony on Sunday, Prime Minister Imran Khan along with Chief Ministers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab inaugurated a free food service under the program through several truck-kitchens in Faisalabad, Lahore and Peshawar.
Prime Minister Imran Khan, while addressing the ceremony, said it is responsibility of the state to take care of its weaker segments of society and this program will benefit the poor and the most deserving people across Pakistan.
He said provision of free food to the poor is a great service to the humanity, which will shower Allah Almighty s blessings on Pakistan.
The Prime Minister said his government has launched multiple programmes for the first time in the history of Pakistan, which include establishment of shelter homes and free meals for the welfare of poor people.
He said we are committed to provide universal health coverage in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad, where our party is in power through health cards to every citizen under which the holder can get medical treatment upto one million rupees from any hospital. He said now we are focusing on establishing a network of hospitals across Pakistan to provide quality health services to the people.
It is pertinent to mention here that each truck will feed 1,500 to 2000 people daily on designated service points.
The concept of truck kitchens Ehsaas Koi Bhooka Na Soye was launched under the umbrella of Ehsaas to serve free meal boxes twice a day to daily wage earners initially in Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
