One person dies in Peshawar stampede for free flour

 

One person dies in Peshawar stampede for free flour

PESHAWAR: On Thursday, a stampede in Charsadda for free flour resulted in one fatality and eight injuries. the nation struggles with a balance of payments crisis that has forced it back into negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the price of basic food items has skyrocketed in recent months, reaching a level that is nearly 50 years higher than the previous high.

According to Muhammad Arif, the police chief for Charsadda in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where the incident occurred, "Nine people were trampled and were taken to a hospital where one person died."Arif stated that the handouts were received by hundreds at the local market, one of the hundreds of distribution points established by the government during Ramadan.The program is used by millions of low-income families all over the country.

AFP was informed by authorities that the cause of the wall's collapse was unknown.he nation's funds have been destroyed by long stretches of bungle and political unsteadiness — a circumstance exacerbated by a worldwide energy emergency and decimating floods that left 33% of the nation submerged the year before.

The country in South Asia has a lot of debt and needs to raise taxes and utility prices a lot in order to get another $6.5 billion IMF bailout and avoid defaulting.

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The main pastor featured that this bundle, together presented by the administrative and Punjab legislatures, is memorable and he was day to day checking it. After that, he went to the supply point on Wahdat Road, the supply point on Temple Road, and the utility store at Mozang Adda.

Women at the Wahdat Road supply point informed him of the difficulties in obtaining free flour during his visit. They complained that they were sent back without flour after returning for free flour two or three days later.

Others complained that their CNICs were not verified and that they had to wait at the Temple Road supply point. .

When individuals expressed concern that their CNICs were not being verified despite receiving an eligibility message, the chief minister inquired about the arrangements. Under his supervision, Mohsin Naqvi had their CNICs scanned, and he told him to finish quickly. He instructed his staff to resolve citizen issues and ensure that supply points provided facilities for visitors.

He noted that the CNICs verification issue was being resolved with the assistance of PITB and NADRA while the other issues were being resolved. He maintained that all eligible citizens who visit the supply points should receive free flour and directed the improvement of the lighting arrangement at the supply point on Wahdat Road. The CM emphasized that the federal and Punjab governments jointly offered this historic package, which he was daily monitoring.

Identifies the Surgical Tower: On Wednesday, a Trust Hospital's surgical tower was dedicated by Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi at Gulshan-e-Ravi.

Mohsin Naqvi went to the Thalassemia Centre and Riaz Mansoor Trust Hospital, where he looked at various parts of the hospital and looked at the medical facilities that were there. The CM showed affection for the undertreated children, gave them gifts, inquired about the Thalassemia and Haemophilia children, and prayed for their quick recovery.

2863,848 10-kg free flour packs dispersed: As part of its Ramazan package, the Punjab government has given 2863,848 bags of 10 kg flour to citizens. Citizens who are in need have been given free access to this flour.

The Punjab government provided 830 flour mills with a quota of 53,691 metric tons of wheat for the free flour scheme, according to figures released on Wednesday. To date, the flour mills have prepared 3233,727 bags of 10 kg flour and supplied them to specific trucking points and stores in a transparent system.

The Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) has developed an app that enables the selection of deserving citizens in order to make the system more transparent.

LAHORE: The interim Punjab government has made the decision to establish a complaint center where those who qualify for the maximum income slab of less than Rs60,000 per month will immediately be enrolled in the free flour schemes after receiving complaints of ineligibility.

According to a Punjab government official, the issue has already been brought up with Cabinet members and the chief minister. It has been decided to establish a complaint cell to address such complaints following proper consultation. Within two days, the complaint cell would be set up, and those who send their CNIC information to the short code 8070 and receive the message that they are ineligible to receive free flour will be enrolled in the program.

The official associated with the scheme said that the same problem was talked about at the brainstorming level because the criteria for BISP cash transfers have different household PTM scores, but the same data won't work well for free flour distribution in Punjab province. However, the plan behind the scheme was that once complaints started coming in, the problems would be fixed. In addition, the Punjab government has given the Punjab Social Protection Authority the responsibility of collecting indigenous data on the provincial population so that, in the event that the province needs to launch a targeted subsidy program in the future, more accurate data on the targeted population will be available. The official went on to say that the PSPA has set a time limit of three to six months for gathering this data.

The official mentioned that almost Rs28 billion were spent on general flour subsidies, which kept flour prices on the lower side, when explaining how the Rs53 billion funds for the free flour scheme were managed. In addition, the Punjab government spent almost Rs10 billion last year to set up special Ramazan bazaars across the province and provide subsidies for a variety of products. This Rs10 billion is split between flour subsidy in Ramazan bazars, agriculture marketing fair price shops for the sale of particular fruits and vegetables, sugar subsidy, and nearly Rs2.5 billion for establishment. Additionally, this amount is added to the free flour subsidy program.

of Rs648 after the general subsidy was removed from the flour. Likewise, 15kg wheat flour sack, being provided by flour factories under confidential grain game plans has additionally been expanded by Rs200 to Rs2,100.

. The free flour scheme is only available for one month. The responsibility of determining the resources and funds available for the direct cash transfer program for the