The health insurance card scheme has been launched by the Prime Minister of Pakistan Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif for working journalists and artists in Islamabad today (Tuesday, August 8).
Addressing the ceremony, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif termed the insurance scheme a revolutionary initiative in the field of journalism. He said it is the first time that a health insurance scheme has been initiated for working journalists and artists.
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PM Shehbaz Sharif also announced the establishment of a special fund under which the journalists losing their lives during the line of duty will each be paid 04 million rupees. He said a decision to this effect was taken after consultations with the Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb.
The Prime Minister said that it is just the beginning and the amount will be further enhanced with an increase in the resources. He said that he has never complained about any media criticism directed towards him. He however stressed that criticism is beneficial when it is based on facts.
Under the Health insurance card scheme, journalists and artists will be able to get world-class health facilities free of charge in 1200 hospitals across the country with annual corporate health insurance worth 1.5 million rupees.
