ISLAMABAD: Providing shelter before Eid to the people displaced by floods is the greatest challenge faced by the government, says Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. However, the government was busy in formulating a comprehensive strategy to meet the tough challenge, he said at a meeting held in the PM House on Saturday to review the performance of Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Pakistan Baitul Mal (PBM) and Ministry of Zakat and Ushr in providing relief to the flood-hit people.
The prime minister asked the PBM and Ministry of Zakat and Ushr to work jointly in accordance with parameters determined by the government to cope with the challenge.
BISP Chairperson Farzana Raja, Baitul Mal Chairman Zamarud Khan and Secretary Zakat and Ushr Khalid Idrees briefed the prime minister on their contributions towards relief and rehabilitation efforts going on in different parts of the country.
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