PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Prime Minister Imran Khan promised on Wednesday that every household in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will receive a health insurance card (KP).
The premier, speaking at a ceremony to commemorate the start of the Micro Health Insurance Program, stated that the government’s top aim is to make Pakistan a welfare state. He stated that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) won for the second time in KP by taking initiatives to decrease poverty.
The prime had arrived in Peshawar earlier in the day for a day-long visit, when he met with the Chief Minister and Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. During the meeting, administrative concerns and the province’s political condition were reviewed.
Chaudhary Fawad Hussain, Minister of Information and Broadcasting, was also present.
The Prime Minister will also attend the registration ceremony for the Ehsaas Ration Discount Programme in Peshawar, where his Special Assistant for Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection, Dr. Sania Nishtar, will provide a thorough briefing.
The micro health insurance programme would give free medical care worth one million rupees per year to 7.5 million families in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as part of the Kamyab Pakistan Program.
The Ehsaas Ration Discount Programme will offer food to about 20 million households, totaling 130 million persons from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.