Authorities have arrested seven retailers and one police constable for illegally deducting amounts from the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) and Nigehban Ramazan Package. The action followed multiple complaints from individuals about unlawful cuts in their financial aid. In response, the Lodhran Deputy Commissioner ordered the arrests and instructed officials to investigate further. Assistant Commissioners, […]
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Fehmida appreciates special funds’ allocation for less developed areas in budget
Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Dr Fehmida Mirza Thursday appreciated Prime Minister Imran Khan for announcing a special package for the less developed areas and said that the initiative would bring a new era of progress, prosperity and development there. Participating in the budget debate, she said “I appreciate Prime Minister Imran Khan, Finance Minister Shaukat […]
Cabinet approves increase in Ehsaas cash stipend
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Monday approved the enhancement of Ehsaas Kifalat or BISP monthly stipend by Rs 2000 per annum from January 1, 2022. In a message on her official Twitter account, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection Dr Sania Nishtar announced, “Cabinet […]
PM’s all social protection initiatives new, fresh, Farrukh tells Bilawal
ISLAMABAD: Reminding Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari of the Ehsaas initiative’s novelty, State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Tuesday said that all the projects of social protection launched by Prime Minister Imran Khan were new and fresh. In a reaction to Bilawal Bhutto’s statement about the initiative, he cited names […]
Out of ‘crisis phase’, economy now moving towards stabilisation: Asad
Finance Minister Asad Umar Monday said Pakistan’s economy has come out of the ‘crisis phase’, and is now heading towards the sustained stabilisation. “Owing to the government measures, the economy has entered the stabilisation stage after facing severe challenges … this phase will continue for about one and a half year, after which the country […]
Ehsaas programme a step towards the creation of a welfare state: Imran
Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s ‘Ehsaas’ programme is a step towards creation of a welfare state by reducing inequality, alleviating poverty and investing in the development of people as well as regions lagging behind. In a 15-page policy statement released here by the PM Office, the prime minister said ‘Ehsaas’, launched […]
Pakistan’s energy consumers were unhappy customers in 2018
The Federal Ombudsman of Pakistan reveals that power and gas distribution companies’ performance remained unsatisfactory in 2018 as 60 percent of complaints received by Ombudsman were against state-owned and private electricity/gas supply companies. According to the official data, total 70,713 complaints were received against Pakistan’s major agencies during the year 2018 by Federal Ombudsman, among […]
BISP launches board game for civic awareness among children
ISLAMABAD: Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) on Sunday launched special ‘board game’ to educate the children of BISP beneficiaries regarding civic education, protect their rights and securing themselves to ensure conducive environment for their better future. Chairperson BISP Marvi Memon addressing the ceremony said that the programme initially launched in the federal capital would soon […]