PESHAWAR
\nOver 10 million poor families have benefited from the Prime Minister\u2019s Ramazan relief package in the country including Khyber Pakthunkhwa so far after the Government has provided a maximum discount on all essential commodities in the holy month of Ramazan.
\nFrom Chitral to South Waziristan and Kohistan to DI Khan, the poor people of Khyber Pakthunkhwa are being benefited from the PM\u2019s historic relief package. Before the PM\u2019s package, a 10 KG flour bag was available at Rs475 at the utility store while today it was being sold at Rs400, showing a Rs75 discount for poorer and underprivileged,\u201d the manager of Pabbi Utility store told APP.
\nLikewise, 20 KG flour bag were being sold at Rs800 during Ramazan against Rs950 before the holy month, saving Rs150 for the poor. Similarly, one kilogram sugar is available on Rs70 presently against Rs85 prior to Ramazan.
\nHe said installation of point of sale (POS) machines in over 100 utility stores has ensured financial transparency and quick disbursement of payment. He said that over 10 million poor families have benefited from the PM\u2019s relief package so far and the number of customers increased manifolds this Ramazan due to the quality of edible items and maximum discounts on it.
\nMeanwhile, people of all walks of life including politicians, civil society, underprivileged, poor and low paid Government employees have highly appreciated the Prime Minister\u2019s Ramazan Relief package and termed it historic.
\nRiaz Khan, a retired Government school teacher while purchasing ghee, sugar and pluses at Pabbi utility store told APP that the Prime Minister has won hearts and minds of the people of Khyber Pakthunkhwa after announcing a mega Ramazan\u2019s relief package for people.
\nHe urged the Government to increase stock of the daily used commodities especially sugar, ghee, cooking oil and flour at utility stores so that a large number of people could benefit from it in the last Ashra of Ramazan.
\nLike Riaz Khan, a large number of poor people were witnessed outside of the utility store waiting for their turn to purchase daily used commodities at a discount rate under the mega package.
\nQaiser Khan, a retired Wapda employee said the standard of utility store\u2019s items was excellent this Ramazan and thanked the Prime Minister for the historic relief package for poor people and low income groups.
\nThe utility store official said edible items under relief package were being provided to people having computerized identity cards in order to discourage hoarding, profiteering and sale of commodities in black.
\nHe appreciated the cooperation of people and vowed to provide more relief to them in the last Ashra of Ramazan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PESHAWAR Over 10 million poor families have benefited from the Prime Minister\u2019s Ramazan relief package in the country including Khyber Pakthunkhwa so far after the Government has provided a maximum discount on all essential commodities in the holy month of Ramazan. From Chitral to South Waziristan and Kohistan to DI Khan, the poor people of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":257035,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[6307,6306,4748],"class_list":{"0":"post-257016","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"tag-benefited","9":"tag-pm-ramzan-relief-package","10":"tag-poor-families"},"yoast_head":"\n