100,000 families to get Rs12,000 each from Zakat fund in KP
(WorldNews Pakistan)

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to give Rs12,000 cash assistance to around 100,000 deserving families from the Zakat fund during the outbreak of novel coronavirus (Covid-19). The decision was made during a meeting of the government´s task force on coronavirus here on Monday. Chief Minister Mahmood Khan chaired the meeting, which was attended by health minister Taimur Saleem Jhagra, Peshawar Corps Commander Lieutenant General Noman Mehmood, chief secretary Dr Kazim Niaz and inspector general of police Dr Sanaullah Abbasi. The meeting was briefed about the steps taken to deal with Covid-19 and was told that the Torkham border crossing was opened from April 6 to April 9...