Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has termed the establishment of shelter homes as a “pro-poor and a welfare initiative” of the PTI government, saying that no panagah established in the province would be closed down.
He was chairing a meeting on Monday to review the latest situation of shelter homes in the province.
"The provincial government will provide resources on priority for shelter homes and has intended to run these shelter homes on a permanent basis,” the chief minister said.
He told authorties to make necessary amendments in the relevant laws for this purpose, directing them to submit proposals to re-functionalise the programme "Koi Bhoka Na Soye" in the province.
Earlier, briefing the participants about the latest situation of shelter homes, it was informed that at present, a total of 10 shelter homes under the resources of provincial government were functional in the province including Peshawar, Charsadda, Mardan, Bannu, Swabi, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Daraban Kala, Swat and Kohat.
These shelter homes have the total capacity of night stay for 500 individuals. Over 45,000 individuals have been benefited from these shelter homes during the last three months.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 19th, 2022.
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