Every citizen to get health insurance: CM

LAHORE:Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that every citizen would be given universal health insurance in the province and the target would be achieved by December 2021.

He expressed these views while presiding over a meeting about the universal health insurance programme here Monday. Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid, Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakht, Special Assistant to Chief Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, Chief Secretary, Chairman Planning & Development, secretaries of health and finance departments and others attended the meeting. The chief minister said universal health insurance cover would be given to the residents of Sahiwal and DG Khan Divisions, adding that it was the best healthcare programme for providing quality medical facilities free-of-cost at the people’s doorsteps.

PAKISTAN DAY: Usman Buzdar has said the auspicious occasion of 23rd March cannot be forgotten in the struggle for a separate homeland for Muslims of the subcontinent. In his message here on Monday to mark the Pakistan Day, the chief minister said that 23rd March was a watershed moment when the Muslims decided to carve out a separate homeland in the subcontinent. “We are living as an independent and sovereign nation but it is the result of tremendous efforts and sacrifices rendered by millions of Muslims” he said.

SEEKS REPORT: The chief minister has sought a report from RPO DGK about torture of an elderly citizen. The chief minister directed that legal action be taken against the perpetrators

of crime, said a handout issued here Monday.