Federal Govt Subsidizes Paracetamol After The Outbreak Of The Disease
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said the government will give subsidies to manufacturers of Panadol and Paracetamol to make them affordable for people.
The Prime Minister chaired an online meeting of relevant authorities to review the pace of various flood relief and rehabilitation measures in flood-hit areas across Pakistan.
Expressing his views, the Prime Minister reported that he had held useful meetings with the President of the World Bank and the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund and discussed in detail the flooding situation in Pakistan. They expressed their sadness at the losses and pledged to provide Pakistan with any help and support they could, she added.
The prime minister said he had warned millions of vulnerable children were being deprived of essential food and could contract diseases such as diarrhea.
He said that due to the widespread devastation caused by the floods, the people of Pakistan cannot face the challenge alone with their limited resources, and called on the global community, international organizations such as the World Bank and the IMF, and other friendly countries to support them. and caring for the flood victims. much-needed relief.
The Prime Minister reviewed the distribution of food, tents, and medicines in the affected areas.
He instructed the relevant authorities to use all available resources to distribute urgently needed food, especially baby food, in the affected areas.
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The prime minister also provided updates on the restoration of roads, railways, bridges, and other infrastructure damaged during the devastating floods, and directed relevant federal and provincial departments to accelerate efforts to get them back up and running as soon as possible take.
The Prime Minister also congratulated Ahsan Iqbal on his acquittal in a NAB case by the Islamabad High Court.
The prime minister hailed this good news, lamenting that the previous government had engaged in witch hunts on their opponents and had tried to clumsily engage them in bogus cases.
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