Prime Minister Imran Khan has launched "Sehat Insaf Card for every family of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa" to provide free medical facility worth one million rupees at government and private hospitals.

Addressing the launching ceremony in Islamabad on Thursday, he said, this is major step towards making Pakistan an Islamic welfare state.

Imran Khan said that this scheme will create competition among private and public hospitals. He said that government has exempted private hospitals from taxes on the import of medical related machinery.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Imran Khan has congratulated the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for giving Universal health insurance coverage of one million rupees per family to its domiciled citizens despite of financial problems.

In a tweet on Thursday, the Prime Minister said this bold step is in line with our Founding Father's vision for Pakistan and a first step towards welfare state.

Imran Khan said that this policy is only prevalent in a few developed states and not in the USA.

He expressed proud of KP government for taking this lead and hoped all other provinces will follow suit. He added that the government was also moving to do the same at the federal level.