Livestock insurance scheme inaugurated

Zardari
NAUDERO:President Asif Ali Zardari said on Sunday that the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) would support women to set up businesses and become productive citizens of society.
Addressing a function arranged by the BISP here to give away cheques to women for starting of businesses, President Zardari said that the vision of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Shaheed Benazir Bhutto set the path for the nation to continue working for economic prosperity. He said the BISP programme to give two buffaloes each to women would change economic condition of poor families.
He said that the PPP was still getting votes on the slogan of 'Jaey Bhutto'. He praised Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's government for having started giving passports to people when they did not feel their importance.
Now importance of this step was realised when Pakistanis are sending billions of dollars of remittances to their homeland, he stated. The President said that the world had lauded BISP programme, which was also adopted by others because of its reach to the poor. The BISP was helping women to become entrepreneurs and start earning their livelihood and get empowered as dignified and productive citizens, he added.
President Zardari said that life insurance was also added to BISP programme so in case of tragedy, families had financial support to face difficult times. The President said technocrats and experts sitting in drawing rooms could not understand the problems of the people as they could not think like politicians and were not answerable to the people and history.
Only politicians have the understanding as how the poor live and what problems they face, he remarked. He said Garhi Khuda Bukhsh was a source of inspiration for people and he along with his associates were out to make history by serving the people and strengthening democracy in the country.
"It is effort for the whole life. It is not a matter of a five- year mandate and getting votes but it is about serving people."
Earlier, the President gave away cheques to women. Chairperson of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Farzana Raja briefed the audience about different features of BISP.
Meanwhile, President Asif Ali Zardari inaugurated livestock insurance scheme here on Sunday. Speaking on the occasion, he pointed out that BISP was criticised by some sections at the initial stage. However, this programme made a headway and today it has been acknowledged even by many of the countries which have adopted BISP as well.
President Zardari said that the BISP instil self-respect and helps make the beneficiary useful citizen. God forbid, in case of death, the heirs of a BISP beneficiary would be extended an insurance of Rs100,000. The President said that the Chairperson of BISP Farzana Raja would keep serving the people through the BISP. On the occasion, the President also inaugurated the balloting number 18, 19 and 20 of the Waseela-i-Haq Programme.