Auto and taxi drivers in Punjab have urged the government to provide financial assistance to them amid hardships in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
Pakistan Foreign Minister SM Qureshi has said that the USD 300 million from the United States was neither an aid nor an assistance. Qureshi was reacting on Sunday to the US military’s decision to cancel financial aid to Pakistan.
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced a financial aid of Rs. 1 crore from her Members of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) scheme for the flood-hit districts of Karnataka.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday extended a financial aid of Rs 10 crore to flood-ravaged Kerala.
The United States Congress has slashed the security-oriented financial aid to Pakistan by approving a $716.3-billion defence authorisation bill.
Sisodia said that the state government has provided an immediate financial aid of Rs 25,000 to the family of the three minor girls who died due to starvation.