[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text dp_text_size=”size-4″]Pakistan’s newly appointed Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, has elevated the scale of the Ramadan Relief Package in an effort to extend assistance to inflation-affected Pakistanis grappling with soaring inflation.
Utility stores, the Benazir Income Support Program, and mobile units have been instructed to supply essential commodities at reduced rates.
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Emphasizing the goal of reaching as many deserving individuals as possible, the Prime Minister has overseen the establishment of 1200 mobile points and 300 permanent relief centers. This comprehensive package will provide food items at prices lower than the market throughout the Holy Month.
Through the Benazir Income Support Program, fundamental food items such as flour, rice, lentils, ghee, sugar, syrup, and milk will be available at subsidized rates, featuring a subsidy of Rs77 per kilogram of flour and Rs70 per kilogram of ghee.
The federal government has augmented the Ramadan package’s financial allocation, elevating it from Rs7.5 billion to Rs12.5 billion.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
