ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Saturday has directed Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Usman Buzdar to set up tents and provide food for the homeless as the weather is getting colder.
The PM said that he had asked Punjab CM to set up tents for people sleeping on footpaths and provide them food until the shelters are built, as the cold weather is approaching via tweet.
I have asked CM Punjab to set up tents for people sleeping on footpaths and provide them food until the Panah Gahs (shelters) are built, as the weather is turning increasingly cold. Peshawar and Karachi spots also being located.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) November 24, 2018
He further added that spots are also being located in Peshawar as well as Karachi.
On November 10, PM Khan laid the foundation of Panah Gah project for poor people after pictures of a man sleeping with his children on the streets of Lahore emerged on the internet.
Here’s what PM Khan’s previous tweet says:
Today I laid the foundation for 1st of 5 shelters for the homeless in Lahore & one in Pindi to be followed by shelters in other cities. We are committed to building a social net for our poor citizens so everyone has a shelter over his/her head & access to health & education pic.twitter.com/4QCXfEzgJK
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) November 10, 2018
