'Govt trying its best to ‘improve living standards’

State minister urges NGOs, philanthropists to help in addressing people’s miseries

ISLAMABAD:

State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib has said that the government is trying its best to improve living standards of people by providing them with all basic facilities at their doorsteps.

He was addressing a function organised by Zaad-e-Rah Foundation at al-Fatah Sports Complex Salimi Chowk Satiana Road on Sunday.

He said that the government was utilising all available resources to resolve genuine problems of masses, but the country could not be made prosperous and a welfare Islamic state unless non-governmental organisations and philanthropists contribute and help the government in addressing miseries of the people.

Therefore, the rich and wealthy people should come forward to help the lower classes, he added. He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan was fully aware of financial hardships of common man. Therefore, the PTI government had launched many programmes including Ehsaas Ration Programme, Kamyab Jawan Programme and interest-free loans for the youth. This is a country of more than 2.2 million people who need a lot of resources but still the government is working for welfare of the people by using its limited resources.

He said that Imran Khan was the only person who after the death of his mother considered his misery as grief of the nation and established Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital in Lahore which was the best hospital in the world.

This hospital is being run with the cooperation of well-to-do people and 70% patients are getting most expensive treatment free of cost. Now this facility is also being provided in Karachi and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, he added.

He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan was expected to visit Faisalabad on February 09 and start distribution of health cards to all the families in four districts of this division including Faisalabad, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh and Chiniot.