PM Khan is committed to eradicate the virus of corruption: Shibli Faraz

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Islamabad, 16th May: Information Minister Shibli Faraz has said the government is pursuing a comprehensive roadmap to handle the coronavirus challenge.

Addressing a news conference in Islamabad today along with Special Assistant on Accountability Shehzad Akbar, he said despite the economic constraint, the government gave a mammoth stimulus package of 1.2 trillion rupees to provide cushion and support to every segment of the society affected by the contagion.

Giving breakout of the stimulus package, he said this included 480 billion rupees for the business community and exporters and 570 billion rupees for relief to the citizens.

The Information Minister said under the Ehsaas program, 104 billion rupees have so far been disbursed amongst the deserving families. He said the cash assistance program is being executed in the most transparent and efficient manner.

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Shibli Faraz said all the federating units have been taken along to cope with the situation arising out of the pandemic.

He said the federal government has provided personal protective equipment to the hospitals in the four provinces.

Stressing the need for unity to tackle the challenge, the Information Minister regretted that the opposition parties did not give any positive suggestions in the National Assembly session.

The Information Minister said Prime Minister Imran Khan is committed to eradicating the virus of corruption from the country.  He said the country’s resources were plundered in the past in an organized manner.

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