PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Health and Finance Taimur Zafar Jhagra on Tuesday reacted to the rumors about rolling back the Health card program in the province.

Tweeting from his official Twitter account, the minister expressed that there is absolutely no truth in any rumors that the Sehat Card program is being discontinued. “In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the program is independent of the federal government. In the next cabinet, we will approve legislation to ensure that universal health coverage is mandated by law in KP,” the tweets read.

The tweets also read that nearly 1.1 million individuals have benefited from the Sehat Card in KP, and we will, Insha’Allah, take the program from strength to strength. In March alone, over 80,000 KP residents benefited from the Sehat Card. Criticizing the newly established federal government, Taimur tweeted that the federal government has been silent on Imran Khan’s flagship initiative that now provides free health coverage to over 150 million Pakistanis and rolling back the program cannot be an option.

The tweets added that the health card will continue, because it is now a demand of the people of Pakistan, and it will Insha’Allah be one of the many achievements forming the lasting legacy of Imran Khan to Pakistan.