PESHAWAR
Provincial Minister for Food Zahir Shah Toru on Sunday said that a well thought strategy has been evolved to provide maximum relief to the people in Holy month of Ramadan.
736,000 families registered under the Ehsaas program will get Rs.10,000 each through cross cheque to bring transparency and more than 50 lakh people of the province will benefit from this move.
Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur will definitely meet the Prime Minister for the rights of province. There will be purposeful and meaningful negotiations with the Centre. Restoring law and order will be the top priority of the incumbent government.
He expressed these views while talking to the media delegation led by Mardan Press Club President M. Bashir Adil and addressing the party workers at his residence.
Zahir Shah Toru arrived in Mardan today for the first time after taking the oath of office, and a large number of party workers and people gave him a warm welcome on the ring road and showered him with flower petals.
Later he was brought to their residence in a procession.
Zahir Shah Toru said that Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur will meet the Prime Minister but not only for a photo session, he will hold purposeful negotiations for the constitutional rights of the province and will not compromise on the rights of the province.
He said that for this purpose, the opposition will also be taken into confidence, it is not a matter of anyone person, but the issue of the rights of the province and will go to any extent for this.
He said that if the Center refused the due rights of the province, they will consider other options including approaching the Supreme Court.
The provincial food minister said that in the month of Ramadan, hoarding, adulteration and collection of excessive prices will not be tolerated under any circumstances.
Clear instructions have been given to the administration of all the districts. Bazar checking will also be carried out at night time.
Zahir Shah Toru said that the development of the province is linked to peace, so it has been decided that a plan of action will be prepared with all stakeholders to end terrorism and restore peace.
He said that Pakistan is mired in debt and Imran Khan is being punished only because he has been raising his voice to save the country from the torment of debt since day one.
The provincial minister said that it is our mission to give relief to the poor people, the relief policy has been changed in this Ramadan, this time it has been decided to give benefit to Five million poor people.
Along with this, cash assistance will also be given to widows and disabled persons for which a policy will be formulated as soon as possible.
