ISLAMABAD
\nThe Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Saturday announced its detailed manifesto, presenting its plans for the people of Pakistan if it assumes power after a victory in the upcoming general elections on February 8.
\nTaking to X, formerly Twitter, party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari shared the PPP manifesto, named \u201cChuno Nai Soch Ko\u201d (Choose new thinking), directing his followers to visit a website to access the document.
\n\u201cThe PPP is the only party with a plan to combat poverty, unemployment & inflation,\u201d he wrote in his post on X.
\nThe manifesto mainly focuses on dealing with poverty and providing facilities to the working and lower class. It also outlines the healthcare facilities, education, food security and women\u2019s empowerment.
\nThe PPP also promised to double the real incomes of wage earners by ensuring growth, investments and job creation as a real-time priority. It said that the minimum wage will be increased in real terms by 8% every year to take it to the living wage.
\nThe manifesto said that the PPP has always seen housing as a right, hence, it will provide homeownership for the most vulnerable including the poor, landless, and working classes.
\nThe Bilawal-led party will also launch the \u201cBhook Mitao Programme\u201d which will ensure food security, by aiming to make nutritious food available at affordable prices, boost domestic production, subsidise local producers, and connect women with the market economy as active entrepreneurs.
\nAccording to the party\u2019s manifesto, PPP will issue labour cards for the country\u2019s labour class. Through this card, the working class can pay their children\u2019s school fees, avail health insurance and obtain old age benefits.
\nThe PPP, as per the party\u2019s manifesto, will provide a stipend for one year through the Youth Card to educated young men and women.
\nThe party, once back in power, will also issue a Haari Kisan card ot provide subsidies on DAP and urea fertilizer, crop insurance will also be available through it.
\nMeanwhile, small loans will be given to poor women through the Waseela-e-Haq programme.
\nThe party had earlier announced the following 10-point agenda for the manifesto:
\nDouble real income for wage earners \u2014 8% increase every year
\nFree solar energy of 300 units for the poor; every district to have green energy parks
\nEducation for all \u2014 rolling out projects for better education
\nFree health for all across Pakistan
\nThree million houses for flood affectees and the poor
\nGhurbat Mitao: Expand BISP\u2019s scope; introduce more welfare schemes
\nKhushhaal Kisaan: BISP-like programme for farmers and \u2018Hari Card\u2019
\nEnhanced support for labourers through Benazir Mazdoor Card
\n\u2018Youth Card\u2019 for unemployed youth and \u2018Youth Markaz\u2019
\n\u2018Bhook Mitao Programme\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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