Poverty alleviation, social welfare of people top priority of PTI Govt: PM

ISLAMABAD, Feb 26 (APP):Prime Minister Imran Kan Tuesday said that poverty alleviation and social welfare of the people was top most priority of the PTI government.
Chairing a meeting of poverty alleviation coordination council, the prime minister said, real success was possible only when majority of the people could be brought out of poverty line. He said no government in the past thought over poverty alleviation in the country.

The prime minister directed to set a time-frame for every target so that no scheme was delayed.
He said after seeing results of the programme private sector would also put its share in it.
He said all the ministries including Planning, education, health, finance and housing should make coordinated efforts to take forward this programme.
Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Dr. Sania Nishtar briefed the meeting about planning and policy for poverty alleviation. Financial, administrative and legal reforms for poverty alleviation were also discussed during the meeting.
The meeting was attended by Finance Minister Asad Umar, Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood, Health Minister Aamir Mahmood Kayani, Minister for Planning Makhdoom Khusro Bkhtiar, Minister for Religious Affaris Noor ul Haq Qadri, Advisors to the Prime Minister, Abdur Razaq Dawood, Muhammad Shahzad Arbab, Dr. Isharat Hussain, Special Assistants, Naeem ul Haq, Iftikhar Durrani, Nadeem Afzal Gondal, Yusuf Baig Mirza and Chairperson BISP, Dr.Sania Mirza, MD Bait ul Mal, Aun Abbas Buppi and senior officials.