Prime Minister Imran Khan visits ISI headquarters

Prime Minister Imran Khan visited the headquarters of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in Islamabad on Monday.

According to the details, Prime Minister Imran Khan was briefed about the challenges being faced by Pakistan both regionally and internationally.

On the occasion, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid, Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin and National Security Advisor (NSA) Moeed Yusuf were also present.

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan launched Ehsaas Saving Wallets (Ehsaas Bachat Bank Account) Initiative in Islamabad.

Prime Minister Imran Khan said that millions of people in the world have fallen below the poverty line due to the coronavirus pandemic.

He said, ‘The poor and underdeveloped countries were more affected than the developed ones,’ adding that, ‘through Ehsaas Bachat Bank Account, the women will be able to better utilize the cash assistance being given to them under Ehsaas Program.’

The Prime Minister also paid special tribute to Dr. Sania Nishtar, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Social Security, and the team of the Ehsaas Program.

He said that the middle and semi-middle class were most affected when the economy shut down during the lockdown.

Prime Minister Imran Khan said that in these circumstances, the Ehsaas program was declared as the fourth most successful program in the world.

Imran Khan said that the countries which helped the affected class in a quick, transparent and coordinated manner, Pakistan’s Ehsaas program included in it according to the World Bank.