ISLAMABAD: PM To Announce Inflation Relief Package. Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said the government would leave no stone unturned in providing relief against inflation to the general public, particularly the poor and salaried class.
The prime minister chaired a meeting on providing relief against the current wave of inflation. PM’s Special Assistant on Social Protection Dr Sania Nishtar, and Utility Stores Corporation (USC) Chairman Zulqiurnain Ali Khan attended the meeting.
While other officials like USC Managing Director Umer Lodhi, federal secretaries of Finance, Commerce and Social Protection Division, and other senior bureaucrats also attended. The meeting discussed measures to ensure price control of commodities to facilitate the public.
PM To Announce Inflation Relief Package. According to media reports, Prime Minister will announce big decisions against inflation on Tuesday in a meeting of Federal Cabinet. Imran Khan said the government could not remain silent on the sufferings of poor people. A few sources say that a possible relief package worth 15 Billion rupees will be launched.