{"id":63363,"date":"2020-03-29T10:10:58","date_gmt":"2020-03-29T05:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=63363"},"modified":"2020-03-27T18:27:23","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T13:27:23","slug":"covid-19-pak-mulls-inviting-donations-from-overseas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/covid-19-pak-mulls-inviting-donations-from-overseas.html","title":{"rendered":"Govt mulls inviting donations from overseas Pakistanis to offset COVID-19-induced economic blow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Islamabad: Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar said on Thursday (March 26) that Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan is set to invite donations from overseas Pakistanis to offset the economic impact of the Coronavirus breakout, a news source reported. He further stated the PM will also request volunteers to distribute food items among deserving citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/govt-introduces-ehsaas-emergency-cash-programme.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Govt to support coronavirus affectees through Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme (opens in a new tab)\">Govt to support coronavirus affectees through Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The minister shared this information during a press conference\nheld yesterday to brief the media on measures taken by the government to deal\nwith the viral outbreak \u2013 mentioning that PM Khan would make the announcements\nsoon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, he revealed that a team of volunteers would be formed in all provinces; indicating that there was no current shortage of food and essential supplies in the country at the moment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pm-performs-ground-breaking-coronavirus-isolation-hospital-islamabad.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"PM performs ground breaking for Coronavirus isolation hospital in Islamabad (opens in a new tab)\">PM performs ground breaking for Coronavirus isolation hospital in Islamabad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said that the government was mainly focused on supplying\nthese items to the needy at their doorsteps \u2013 in an effort to ensure that the\nlockdown protocols in place are fully adhered to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, a meeting was being held to resolve the\nissues pertaining to the transportation of food supplies across the country, he\nindicated; adding that all the \u2018provinces and political parties were working\njointly to resolve the crisis\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar said on Thursday (March 26) that Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan is set to invite donations from overseas Pakistanis to offset the economic impact of the Coronavirus breakout, a news source reported. He further stated the PM will also request volunteers to distribute food items among deserving citizens. Read: Govt to support coronavirus affectees through Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme The minister shared this information during a press conference held yesterday to brief the media on measures taken by the government to deal with the viral outbreak \u2013 mentioning that PM Khan would make the announcements soon. Additionally, he revealed that a team of volunteers would be formed in all provinces; indicating that there was no current shortage of food and essential supplies in the country at the moment. Read: PM performs ground breaking for Coronavirus isolation hospital in Islamabad He said that the government was mainly focused on supplying these items to the needy at their doorsteps \u2013 in an effort to ensure that the lockdown protocols in place are fully adhered to. 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