ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) is planning to establish new Panagahs (Shelter Homes) throughout the country under the umbrella of Ehsaas Programme.
According to a Radio Pakistan report, talking to official media, Managing Director PBM Malik Zaheer Abbas said the expansion plan of this project is going to be executed on fast track. He said so far 2.5 million beneficiaries have been provided services in Panagahs where 2.351 million people were served meals and shelter while 145,630 persons received breakfast.
He said the programme was launched under the Prime Minister Imran Khan’s initiative to revive century’s old local tradition of Kings to provide shelter and food to travellers free of charge. He said this initiative would focus on quality service delivery to the shelter-less employed persons, by taking care of multiple aspects including health care, safe and secure living environment and hygienic food etc.