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Prime Minister Imran Khan has talked to Naseem Bibi and has instructed the authorities in Islamabad to provide all the basic facilities of life to the old lady who pleaded him to help her in a video that went viral a few days ago.
In a viral video, the woman explained to her ordeal that she has currently no proper shelter and is living in a makeshift road-side hut with no food and water. She stated that her husband has died and her son, who lives with his family in Rawalpindi does not want to keep her. She further said that her son-in-law objects on her living with them.
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She pleaded Imran Khan to help her as she voted for him. PM Imran Khan, then, talked to her on a video call and expressed his remorse for her deplorable condition. He heard her woes and asked authorities to provide the woman with the means of income at the site. PM Khan assured to help her out in best possible ways.
Tehreek-I-Insaf’s leader, however, has confirmed that her son-in-law Chaudhry Imran had taken custody of her through the police while promising to take good care of her.
Soon after the instructions of Prime Minister Khan, the Islamabad Capital Development Authority made arrangement to shift her into the shelter home, to which the lady refused and insisted that she wants to live near-by her husband’s grave and that her living arrangements should be made there.
Dear @Gondal2005 Plz help us, as the lady is not willing to be moved to Panah Gaah. It's not possible for us to move someone without his/her will.
Thanks @dcislamabad and his team for there tireless effort. pic.twitter.com/kVnJvQYZOx— Ali Awan (@AliAwanPTI) March 17, 2019
The premier instructed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNA from the federal capital and the Special Assistant to the PM on Capital Development Authority Affairs Ali Nawaz Awan, and the administration to make arrangements for the woman.
The Prime Minister of Pakistan has personally called the lady. She talked to him on video call. Directions have been received. MD Baitul Mal is on site and resolving all the issues Alhamdolillah https://t.co/6Hc0CXwgZq
— DC Islamabad (@dcislamabad) March 17, 2019
Bait-ul-Maal managing Director Aun Abbas Buppi has stated to have released a stipend of Rs.60,000 on the immediate basis that will be transferred to her tomorrow.
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The government has also contacted her family to resolve the conflict, however, they say the old lady is as stubborn as a child. Tehreek-I-Insaf’s leader, however, has confirmed that her son-in-law Chaudhry Imran had taken custody of her through the police while promising to take good care of her.