ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan launched Sehat Sahulat Program for Azad Jammu and Kashmir at a ceremony in the federal capital.
Speaking on the occasion, the prime minister said this program will provide health insurance to 1.2 million families in the territory who can receive medical treatment from 350 health facilities across the country.
The prime minister said the government had started this project from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where the process has now been started to extend the facility to every household.
In Punjab, six million families have been provided with the health cards and the provincial government there is striving to provide this facility to the entire population by the end of next year.
PM Imran Khan said the launch of this program in Azad Kashmir will also send a message across the LOC where a fascist and oppressive regime is oppressing the rights of people that Pakistan takes care for its people.
The prime minister said given the economic constraints, launching this universal health coverage program was a courageous decision by the government to establish a welfare state. He reaffirmed to transform Pakistan into a welfare state as per the vision of founding fathers.
