LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has written letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif seeking payment of health card dues. He said that federal government has to pay Rs 7.5 billion under health card, while Punjab has paid 100 percent in terms of health card dues but federation has not given single rupee for welfare of people.

He further wrote that provincial government is supporting people of Azad Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and Islamabad for treatment on health cards, adding that health card is PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s flagship historic programme.

Elahi went on to say that all citizens of Punjab can get treatment whenever and wherever they want without discrimination. He said patients can get treatment in 821 hospitals in Punjab including 206 government and 615 private hospitals free on health cards, while 80,000 beds available in public and private hospitals under Health Card Programme across Punjab.

Published in The Daily National Courier, December, 06 2022

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