Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan during the launch of the Naya Pakistan Sehat Card for all citizens, stated that each family would be eligible for medical treatment of up to one million rupees per year under the universal health coverage programme.
PM Khan stated that not everyone can take such revolutionary decisions as the PTI did, citing the example of the health card.
“None of the governments in the past took such a bold decision of providing Rs1 million health insurance to the entire population,” the PM said.
“The Punjab government has moved on a course that will uplift the country in pursuance of the forefathers’ vision to make Pakistan an Islamic welfare state,” he said.
“Our forefathers had dreamed to make Pakistan an Islamic welfare state but unfortunately it could not be developed on that course,” PM Imran said.
In a dig at the PML-N’s mantra of transforming Pakistan into an Asian Tiger, the premier stated, “Asian Tiger is nothing in comparison to the State of Madina; we are attempting to put Pakistan on a path of prosperity.”
He stated that now the government will not spend money on building hospitals because private individuals will build them instead.
“We want to ensure that everyone in rural areas has access to health care, and by March 2022, all families in Punjab will have health cards.”
