Government under ‘Ehsaas program’ was taking practical measures towards a hunger-free nation and providing quality shelter to the neglected segments of the society including labourers, and travellers without any discrimination, Managing Director, Pakistan Bait ul Mal, Malik Zaheer Abbas Khokhar said on Sunday. “The present government was utilizing its resources for bringing a positive change in the society and paying full attention on the public welfare related landmark projects”, he said while talking to PTV. He said government was expanding the scope of Panagah (shelter homes) and ‘langar khanay’ across the country, in line with his vision of developing Pakistan as an Islamic welfare state, he added. The Langar scheme is an important component of present government’s social protection program “Ehsaas”, he mentioned. He said for the first time in the history of Pakistan, Panahgaahs and langar khanay were set up for labourers who came from other cities and did not have a place to spend the night and food facilities.

Source: The Nation December 13, 2021 02:27 UTC