ABBOTTABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif launched the Shuhada Package on Thursday to support the families of the federal government officials martyred in the line of duty.
He announced the package during his visit to the family of late Customs Inspector Syed Hasnain Ali Tirmizi, who was martyred in a firing incident in Dera Ismail Khan (D.I.K) a few days ago.
The prime minister handed over a cheque under the Shuhada Package to the martyred personnel’s family and assured his government’s all-out efforts for the security of the customs officials serving to purge the nation of smuggling.
Offering Fateha for the martyred soul and sympathizing with the bereaved family, PM Shehbaz said that the Shuhada Package, earlier announced by the Punjab government, had now been extended to the federal government and could be revised further considering the financial position of the country.
Shuhada Package
The package comprises cash assistance, free education, housing allowance, and medical treatment. Under the package, the family members of a martyred soldier will get 10 million rupees in cash assistance and 13.5 million rupees in housing allowance besides free medical treatment and education. The family of a martyred customs inspector will be given 15 million rupees cash and 25 million rupees housing allowance along with free medical and education facilities.
The prime minister said the package would also apply to civilian officials, police and law enforcement agencies. In his interaction with the family members, he showed affection and compassion to the orphaned children and called them the “children of a hero”. He told the children that the whole nation was proud of their “hero father”.
The prime minister paid tribute to the martyred customs inspector who sacrificed his life while fighting against smuggling in a bid to save billions of dollars for the national economy. He also commended the patience and perseverance of the martyred customs inspector’s father and apprised him of the ongoing efforts of the government to curb smuggling, citing holding several meetings on the subject.
