Balochistan govt releases Rs750m for relief package

Published April 7, 2020
Around 150,000 families would get benefit from the government relief package. — Facebook/File
Around 150,000 families would get benefit from the government relief package. — Facebook/File

QUETTA: The Balochistan government has released Rs750 million for the relief package it has approved for those poor people whose livelihoods have been affected by the lockdown imposed to control the spread of coronavirus.

Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani said on Sunday that rations and other necessary items would also be distributed among needy people of the province. In the first phase around 150,000 families would get benefit from the government relief package.

Published in Dawn, April 7th, 2020

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