MULTAN, Oct 03 (APP): Managing Director Pakistan Bait ul Maal (PBM) Aon Abbas Bappi on Saturday said that the incumbent government was striving hard to raise the living standard of people living below the poverty line. Different initiatives under Ehsaas Programme have been launched for economic uplift of the deserving persons in the country.
Aon Abbas Bappi expressed these remarks in a ceremony for provision of assistive devices (hearing aids) to differently abled persons at Dar ul Sakoon, held under auspices of “Taray Zameen Par” Trust, here. He stated that Prime Minister Imran Khan wanted to develop the country on the pattern of “Riaysat-e-Pakistan” as the State of Madina had helped its poor masses and improved their living standards. In order to fulfil the PM’s dream, Pakistan Bait ul Maal is taking many steps in that direction, he added.
Huge amounts are being spent on treatment of the poor persons involved in different fatal diseases. Similarly, PBM is also offering financial assistance in economic revival of the poor, provision of assistive devices to special persons, transplantation of artificial organs, patronage of orphan kids, eradication of child labour, skilled education and some others.
Bappi observed that PBM introduced 160 schools and women empowerment centres, wherein women underwent vocational training. PBM is also offering interest free loans to the skilled women he maintained adding that five shelter homes were established in Islamabad and similarly, the government is planning to expand the range of shelter homes across the country. In order to ensure transparency in PBM affairs, it introduced an application, from where an applicant can track status of his application.
He appreciated the working of Taray Zameen Par Trust and stated that such organisations could help bring betterment in society. The MD also distributed hearing aids among deaf persons. Chief Executive Officer Taray Zameen Par Trust Fadia Kashif and officials of PBM were also present in the ceremony.
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