PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa KP government decided to include overseas Pakistanis in the Sehat Card scheme. On the instruction of KP Chief Minster CM Ali Ameen Gandapur, the provincial health adviser Ihtisahm Ali requested the overseas foundation to provide the data of the labor hailing from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The health adviser Ihtisham Ali told the media that all citizens of the province were benefiting from the Sehat Crad facility while the labour and overseas Pakistanis were deprived of health insurance schemes. Which are the most deserving part of the society. He said that once the government collects data from overseas foundations on labour force overseas then the government will give healthcare benefits to their families. The health adviser further said that overseas Pakistani families already receive free healthcare benefits through Sehat Card Sechem but the labourers are living abroad for work and earning so now the government will be paying for their treatment.
How the Oversees Pakistanis can get free treatment on the Sehat Card
The Health adviser says, that in the first phase, those Pakistanis can benefits from healthcare who have labour visas, the process is simple, the labourers can treatment anywhere and just need to submit proof of the expenses of the treatment, so the government will reimburse the treatment expenses to their families here.
The Adviser says those who have good jobs and own businesses overseas can’t benefit from this program.
The aim of the extensions of the health care system is to reduce the financial burden on the labour class.
Ihtasham Ali said that the overseas Pakistanis are very loyal to our party founder Imran Khan and the khan is also very loving and considers them as the backbone of Pakistan’s development and prosperity. So this program also aligns with the vision of Imran Khan.
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