Buzdar announces relief package, 1 month salary for medical staff fighting coronavirus

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Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Saturday announced Rs10 billion relief package for the labour sector being affected due to the ongoing lockdown in the province.

Addressing a presser here, the CM said that 2.5 million families would get Rs4, 000 monthly under the package.

Besides the relief package, various provincial taxes worth Rs18 billion would also be waived, he added.

Buzdar said that all the doctors and paramedics serving at the wards dealing with coronavirus patients would be given one-month additional salary.