To combat hunger and malnutrition, government announces the ‘School Meal Program’ in Islamabad

What happened: The federal minister for Education, Shafqat Mehmood, announced the initiative of the School Meal program to counter malnutrition and hunger among the young students of Pakistan’s capital. Subsequently, Deputy Commissioner Islamabad, Hamza Shafqat in a tweet, revealed,  “School meals program for 100 Public schools by Allah walay Trust… This program will ensure a significant reduction in dropouts and improved learning.”  Details: At the same time, the initiative will provide 25,000 students studying in 100 public schools of Islamabad with free mid-day meals on a daily basis. The School Meals Program is in collaboration with the ISO certified Allah walay trust and Shafqat Mehmood said,  “The free meal service will be expanded to all public schools across the capital in the coming months.”  More: On the other hand, ProPakistani quoted the development as,  “Shafqat Mehmood noted that poverty is one of the many reasons which prevent children from going to school.”  At the same time, the federal minister hoped that this program would help combat the issues faced by young students in Islamabad.