PM Shehbaz announces free wheat flour for poor under Ramazan package

Says federal govt would extend cooperation to provinces to replicate programme

ISLAMABAD, Mar 7 (SABAH): In a big relief for poor, Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday announced a Ramazan package providing free wheat flour to the inflation-hit people.

The package is first of its kind aimed at facilitating the poor population of the country.

Chairing a review meeting, the prime minister said after its launch in Punjab, the federal government would extend cooperation to provinces to replicate the programme.

The prime minister directed the authorities concerned to complete the comprehensive strategy for the supply of flour to the poor families as soon as possible.

Chief Secretary Punjab Zahid Akhtar Zaman and Finance Secretary Mujahid Sherdil briefed the prime minister about the Ramazan package.

Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Raza Naqvi, the Secretary Food and other senior officials attended the meeting.