June 29, 2020 -Islamabad: The federal government has successfully completed the Ehsaas target of emergency cash disbursement among 12 million daily wagers with overall disbursement of Rs. 145.29 billion across the country. Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Sania Nishtar took to the twitter to celebrate the achievement of this Ehsaas milestone. In her tweet, she said, “Given the overall success of Ehsaas Emergency Cash and its massive demand amid these unprecedented times, the government has set out a new target of over 16.163 million beneficiaries. In the following tweet, she added, “Emergency Cash distribution to the deserving would continue after June 30, 2020. The payment process under Ehsaas would continue till disbursement of financial assistance to over 16 million lockdown affected people in line with the set target.”