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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Politics

Govt increases BISP allocation to one fold

Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety and Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Ms Shazia Marri was informed that during the last year, the government has increased the budgetary allocation of Benazir Income Support Programme from Rs 250 billion to Rs 400 billion which is 60% increase in this budget. She was presiding over a meeting to review the progress of BISP initiatives at its HQ on Wednesday. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Politics

Transgenders now eligible for cash assistance under BISP

Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Chairman Shazia Marri has announced that the transgender persons were now eligible for receiving cash assistance under Benazir Kafalat Programme. “They were facing economic and societal challenges in the country”, she said adding that they were ignored in society and moreover and were separated from their families. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in Weather

Pakistan urges world to step up against climate change

Madrid: Shazia Marri, minister for poverty alleviation and social safety and chairperson of Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), on Sunday urged the world to take some serious steps for resolving climate change issues. Addressing the 26th Socialist International Congress in Spain's Madrid, the minister said that 33 million people in Pakistan had been impacted by the devastating floods this year. On the occasion, she expressed hope that some measures would be taken seriously by the international community in the future to curb the destruction caused by climate change. Read More…

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Sanniah Hassan Posted in Politics

Poverty alleviation in AJK will be prime focus, PM Khan

Addressing the public of AJK ahead of the AJK election PM Imran Khan said that alleviating poverty in AJK will be the prime focus of the PTI government. He mentioned that the PTI government will also develop the underprivileged areas and will provide facilities of free education, health, and subsidized food. Moreover, he said that PTI has an agenda to alleviate poverty by constructing different development projects in AJK. Read More…

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Sanniah Hassan Posted in World

Chinese Wisdom of Poverty Alleviation Lesson for World

BEIJING, Oct 17 (APP): The Chinese public and private institutions played a key role in poverty eradication, and China had set an example for all world to follow while Pakistani experts were also carefully watching the Chinese government's measures, and they were very keen to learn from this experience, Commercial Counsellor of Pakistan Embassy in Beijing, Badar uz Zaman has said. Read More…

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