Retailer Held for Fleecing BISP Beneficiary

Retailer held for fleecing BISP beneficiary

A monitoring team of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has apprehended a retailer for making an illegal deduction of Rs11,000 from the amount granted to a woman. The team immediately deactivated the payment device used by the retail service provider, Waqar. The action was taken amid allegations of corruption in the disbursement of BISP financial assistance to deserving women in Khanewal. A beneficiary of the social support programme, n…

BISP Faces Staff Shortage and Service Concerns Amid Rising Poverty

The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) is under scrutiny as the National Assembly Standing Committee voiced serious concerns over beneficiary hardships and institutional inefficiencies. With Pakistan’s poverty rate nearing 50%, the committee stressed the need for urgent reforms and accountability. It was revealed that out of 3,486 sanctioned posts, only 2,347 are currently filled, including […] The post BISP Faces Staff Shortage and Service…

Poverty Committee Seeks PTA Support to Link Cellular Data for Better BISP Authentication

Copyright protected content copied from PhoneWorld website. The National Assembly Standing Committee on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety underscored the need to integrate Cellular network mobile repository data through the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to enhance biometric reliability and reach for BISP Authentication. The committee meeting was presided over by Mir Ghulam Ali Talpur, was convened to evaluate and expedite the tr…