PM vows to eradicate economic woes, poverty, price hike
Pakistan
Prime minister says public health closely related to provision of clean and healthy diet
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday reiterated the resolve by promising the people to eradicate economic woes, poverty and inflation from the country.
On his Twitter handle, the prime minister thanked Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi, who on his request, extended relief to the provincial government employees and pensioners regarding increase in salaries and pensions and bringing them at par with the federal government employees and pensioners.
He also congratulated the Punjab government employees for an increase of 35 percent in salaries and 17.5 percent increase in pensions. By doing it, the prime minister said, the caretaker chief minister earned prayers of huge number of government employees and pensioners in the province.
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) July 23, 2023
Meanwhile in another tweet, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said that under his direction, a ‘Sehatmand Ghiza, Tandrusti Sadaa (Healthy diet, Health forever’ campaign was being launched all over Pakistan that would help consumers to get information about the food ingredients served to them.
On his Twitter handle, the prime minister said under the drive, every restaurant would inform the consumer about the total calories included in the food stuff.
The prime minister observed that public health was closely related to provision of clean and healthy diet.
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) July 23, 2023
It was their right to learn about the food ingredients with which they were served with so that they could chose food items on the basis of provision of better and clear information.
He said this extensive campaign was being carried out across Pakistan by the Strategic Reforms Unit in collaboration with food authorities in all provinces.
In addition to it, the prime minister in a tweet posted in Urdu language further said, a complete nutritional information under the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) would be published on packaged food items.
Besides, trans-fat acids were being reduced to 2 percent to prevent heart and other related diseases, he added.
The prime minister further stressed that their sports fields should thrive, leaving the hospitals deserted and this campaign would be a harbinger for a healthy future.
