BISP budgeted at Rs838bn Updated 13 Jun, 2026 09:14am ISLAMABAD: Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has been budgeted at Rs 838 billion for the upcoming fiscal year...
WB assures BISP of continued support Updated 07 Apr, 2026 09:18am ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has assured the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) of its continued technical...
Deaths of six women beneficiaries in RYK: BISP to take action, impose fine on partner Published 17 Mar, 2026 05:57am ISLAMABAD: The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has announced to initiate “strict legal action” against, and...
12.1m families to benefit: PM unveils Rs38bn Ramazan package Published 15 Feb, 2026 02:44am ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday unveiled a Rs38 billion Ramazan Relief Package to support 12.1...
Govt to link power, gas subsidies with BISP Published 27 Jan, 2026 05:11am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is undertaking a comprehensive subsidy reform, linking future electricity and gas subsidies with...
Women recognised as head of household under BISP: chairperson Published 09 Jan, 2026 06:22am KARACHI: Chairperson, Benazir Income Support Programme, Senator Rubina Khalid, here on Thursday, said the greatest...
Free SIMs distributed to 2.4m BISP beneficiaries in Punjab Published 05 Jan, 2026 05:46am MUZAFARGARH: Director General Benazir Income Support Programme Punjab, Haider Murtaza, stated that free SIMs have so...
Concerns voiced over budgetary constraints facing PBM: NA panel sees major advancements in BISP’s digital wallet system Published 23 Dec, 2025 06:09am ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety reviewed the progress...
BISP chief inspects distribution of free SIM cards among women Published 21 Dec, 2025 07:37am KARACHI: Chairperson of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Senator Rubina Khalid, reviewed the process of...
Bilawal for more transparency in BISP framework Published 30 Oct, 2025 05:38am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has directed Chairperson of the Benazir...
Criticality of investment in nutrition Updated 28 Oct, 2025 06:48am In a country where almost 40 percent of children under five face the silent crisis of stunting, Benazir Nashonuma...
PM Shehbaz launches 10mn digital wallets for Benazir Income Support Programme Published 25 Aug, 2025 10:37pm Cashless transactions pressing requirement of current time, says premier
Rechanneling BISP for greater impact Updated 01 Aug, 2025 08:33am How do economies grow? By putting their productive resources to the most efficient use. Yet in Pakistan, nearly half...
Population surge adds to country’s challenges Published 08 Jul, 2025 06:15am EDITORIAL: Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, in a sobering observation on July 2, highlighted the alarming pace of...
BISP gets over 20pc boost Published 11 Jun, 2025 06:04am ISLAMABAD: Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has been budgeted at Rs722.48 billion for the upcoming financial...
ADB approves $330mn financing to bolster Pakistan’s social protection programmes Updated 11 Dec, 2024 09:45pm Result-based loan to expand grassroots-level social protection, lender says
Elite capture Updated 09 Dec, 2024 08:08am EDITORIAL: In economic terms an elite is defined as external rent seekers comprising of an entity or a group who...
BISP beneficiaries: NA panel concerned about difficulties Updated 08 Aug, 2024 09:01am ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Wednesday has expressed serious concern over the difficulties faced by the...
BISP chairperson for introduction of new payment model Published 03 Jul, 2024 07:35am LAHORE: Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Senator Rubina Khalid, visited the BISP’s payment ...
Govt likely to initiate inclusive insurance schemes Published 17 Apr, 2024 05:28am ISLAMABAD: The government, in collaboration with insurance companies, expected to initiate inclusive insurance...
Tackling child labour Published 02 Feb, 2024 05:20am EDITORIAL: Given the abject poverty too many in the country live in and the precarious economic situation Pakistan...
BISP cautions citizens about fraudulent messages Published 15 Jan, 2024 05:03am ISLAMABAD: The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has cautioned the citizens about the fraudulent messages ...
BISP Savings Scheme: landmark step to instil financial independence among vulnerable sections Published 08 Jan, 2024 05:23am ISLAMABAD: The newly launched ‘Savings Scheme’ by the internationally acclaimed Benazir Income Support Programme...
HWA supports women’s rights on Int’l Day of Rural Women Published 15 Oct, 2023 03:19am HYDERABAD: On this International Day of Rural Women, the Hari Welfare Association (HWA) is deeply concerned by the...
Plan to borrow Rs11.09trn in 3 months Published 11 Aug, 2023 05:17am EDITORIAL: According to the auction calendar issued by the State Bank of Pakistan, the federal government intends to...
Payments under BISP to begin today: minister Published 03 Jul, 2023 07:08am PESHAWAR: Minister of State for Poverty Alleviation & Social Safety, Faisal Karim Kundi has said that the ...
21 women hurt in BISP camp stampede Published 27 Jun, 2023 06:15am KARACHI: A stampede at the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) camp set up in Keamari neighbourhood of the...
The economic impasse Published 02 Jun, 2023 03:56am EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has set up a nine-member committee under the chairmanship of Defense...
Poor households: Minister says BISP contributing towards better health of infants, mothers Published 09 May, 2023 05:37am ISLAMABAD: Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) is contributing towards the better health of infants and their...
Benazir Income Support Programme: Balochistan, remote areas: minister says ‘missing number’ quite high Published 05 May, 2023 06:44am ISLAMABAD: Minister for Poverty Alleviation Shazia Marri on Thursday admitted that the missing number of eligible...