Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Usman Dar has said that one million youth have become part of the tiger force on the call of Prime Minister Imran Khan which is an ample proof that youth had confidence in the PTI led government.
He stated this while addressing the participants of orientation session of Covid-19 Relief Tiger Force here. Advisor to Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam was also present on the occasion. Dar said that Tiger Force is actively playing its role in implementation of the SOPs regarding coronavirus and providing relief to the masses and especially extending helping hand in Ehsas Kafalat Profram.
He said the tiger force would also ensure peace and assist the local administration to organise Eid congregations under the SOPs laid down by the government to prevent the spread of viral disease. He said youth were precious asset of the nation and the prime minister Khan had released special funds of Rs 100 billion to empower them under the Kamyab Jawan Program launched across the country. He said youth present here are looking smart and fresh which was a healthy sign and an ample proof that these volunteers of Tiger Force would prove their metal during the present emergency and in the future also.
Usman said registration of one million youth in a very short time has proved that they wanted to work for the prosperity and development of the country. He said during the holy month of Ramazan, almost 100,000 volunteers of Tiger Force had performed their duties efficiently. He said these volunteers would collect the data of unemployed youth at union council level as the government was chalking out a comprehensive plan to give opportunities to them specially those who were skilled.
On the occasion, Advisor to Prime Minister, on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam said that volunteers were serving the nation in this time of hardships. He hailed Usman Dar for leading the force.
He said youth as frontline fighters played instrumental role in making Pakistan and certainly they were strength of the prime minister. He said that 65 percent of Pakistan’s population consists of youth, and said that almost 35 percent volunteers are female which is a good omen. He lauded the role of Usman Dar for giving idea to Prime Minister Imran Khan for establishing the Tiger Force.
He asked the tiger force volunteers to help the country people in this difficult situation and play effective role in creating public awareness about COVID-19. He said that the tiger force volunteers are contributing without any political objective, adding that they should also help the district administration in implementation of SOPs after start of business activities and social distancing. He said without getting any financial benefit, tiger force members were doing a great job in Covid-19 situation and ensuring full assistance to district administration by supplementing their efforts against coronavirus. He said this tiger force will also help those people who are unemployed due to the coronavirus lockdown, in getting registered at the Ehsaas web portal. He also asked the volunteers of tiger force to keep visiting the utility stores to ensure social distancing and also have check on the availability of essential items at the USC outlets as well as their working.
He said that over 12 million deserving families will be given Rs 12,000 each after biometric verification under Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme. He said that the objective of this programme was to transfer cash amount to deserving people transparently as financial assistance to mitigate impact of lockdown to contain spread of Covid-19. He assured that distribution of funds to the deserving families will be totally on merit, transparent and non-political basis. He said that the government was utilizing all its resources to help the people in this difficult time. He asked the officials concerned to adopt standard operating procedures (SOPs) pertaining to coronavirus and ensure assistance to people.
