Sherry Rehman terms PM’s Tiger force a ‘bad idea’

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentary leader in the Senate Sherry Rehman has termed the Prime Minister’s ‘Tiger force’ a bad idea.

Sherry Rehman took to Twitter and said that the federation and provinces must use union councils.

“Tiger force” is a bad idea. The federation/provinces must use unioncouncils, DCs,mohallah committees, BISP data (which it is calling Ehsas/kafalat) to disburse funds to the poorest institutionally,NOT politically.Party-based volunteers called “tigers” for fund-distro a disaster https://t.co/KoC4uaOac7

— SenatorSherryRehman (@sherryrehman) March 31, 2020

She wrote that the system of party-based volunteers called Tigers for fund-distribution was a disastrous idea. She added that Prime Minister Imran Khan has once again fallen back on overseas Pakistanis for donations to combat coronavirus outbreak in the country.

Rehman in her tweet had criticized the ‘Corona Relief Youth Tiger Force’ initiated by the prime minister, comprising of young volunteers to aid the government in helping the needy throughout Pakistan.