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Sania Nishtar

Nishtar inaugurates control room to oversee Ehsaas stipends

To assist with this, 25 Compliance Monitoring Coordinators have been hired who would monitor the control room and 882 Compliance Monitors have been hired for monitoring in the field.

Published 23 Feb, 2021 07:52pm

Pakistan

Govt provides assistance to 15 million Covid-19 affected laborers: Sania Nishtar

She said the incumbent government was committed to fight against poverty and completed the work plan to achieve the target within the specified time.

Published 14 Feb, 2021 08:30pm

Pakistan

70pc of Ehsaas digital survey completed: Dr Sania

LAHORE: Special Assistant of the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Social Security and Poverty Alleviation Dr Sania Nishtar...

Updated 12 Feb, 2021 11:45pm

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Updated 12 Feb, 2021 11:45pm

Pakistan

Ehsaas programme survey to be completed by June 30: Sania Nishtar

She clarified that Ehsaas Programme received budget from Finance Ministry and did not have direct link with any foreign donor.

Published 11 Feb, 2021 06:36pm

Pakistan

280,000 beneficiaries of EKP to start receiving SMS

She said, the beneficiaries’ families had been included in the programe without any discrimination and behind the party politics.

Published 10 Feb, 2021 07:23pm

Pakistan

Stipend for Ehsas' beneficiaries children increased: Dr Sania Nishtar

She said the said girl has been asked to apply for undergraduate stipend program.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 10:13pm

Pakistan

Sania Nishtar visits BISP, registers children in WeT Program

She said that under this program Rs 1,500 cash quarterly to male students and Rs 2,000 to female school students aging 4-12 years is being given.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 10:02pm

Pakistan

Nishtar visits Mardan to inspect Ehsaas interventions in field

In 2019-20, nearly 400 girls from Women University Mardan had applied, out which 124 were awarded the Ehsaas scholarship.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 09:26pm

Pakistan

Over 70pc Ehsaas Kifalat Programme survey completed to enroll poor people for assistance: Dr Sania Nishtar

She said all survey data was being digitalized and information of beneficiaries would be available on a single click.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 07:29pm

Pakistan

Ehsaas Tahafuz Project Management Unit launched

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Updated 22 Jan, 2021 10:25am

Pakistan

Ehsaas Kafalat programme: More than 25pc of S Waziristan to benefit this year: Nishtar

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan during his visit to South Waziristan on Wednesday launched Ehsaas Kafaalat...

Published 21 Jan, 2021 04:23am

Pakistan

Over 25 percent population of South Waziristan to benefit from Ehsaas in 2021: Nishtar

Sania said over 25 percent population of South Waziristan was going to benefit from Ehsaas in 2021.

Published 20 Jan, 2021 06:40pm

Pakistan

Nishtar convenes consultation on upcoming One Window Ehsaas service

The meeting discussed that in order to ensure integrated beneficiary delivery service, a shift needs to be made for all socio-economic targeting to use Proxy Means Test.

Updated 16 Jan, 2021 06:52pm

Pakistan

Sania Nishtar launches Ehsaas survey in South Waziristan

She said tribal people should participate in the survey to get benefits under Ehsaas programme.

Published 10 Jan, 2021 06:55pm

Pakistan

New digital survey soon for precise identification of poor under Ehsaas Programme: Sania

She said the Ehsaas Programme was the flagship poverty alleviation initiative of the present government under the vision of PM Imran Khan.

Published 03 Jan, 2021 07:59pm

Pakistan

Shibli for banishing negative mindset to resolve women issues

The role played by women in the Islamic history, particularly in Pakistan's freedom movement, he said, was a source of immense inspiration.

Published 24 Dec, 2020 12:43am

Pakistan

Ehsaas Programme playing vital role in reducing poverty in country: PM

During the meeting, Dr Sania Nishtar briefed the prime minister about Kafalat payments, Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme, Ehsaas One-Window Operation and Ehsaas Tahaffuz.

Published 09 Dec, 2020 12:55am

Pakistan

Pakistan's govt bold decision to provide cash assistance to poor during pandemic helped: Dr. Nishtar

She said majority of the families in our country have a single bread earner who used to go outside for earning money to feed his own family as well as his parents which limit the social interaction.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 08:09pm

Pakistan

Ehsaas Emergency Cash program helped country respond to immediate crisis successfully: Dr. Nishtar

She said this inclusive initiative is hinged on biometrically enabled digital payment system that will transition to the State Bank of Pakistan led Micropayment Gateway by 2021.

Published 08 Oct, 2020 07:20pm

Pakistan

Ehsaas to help achieve dream of largest social safety net in country: Nishtar

The Ehsaas Emergency Cash program was launched to mitigate the socio-economic damage from the COVID-19 pandemic, she said.

Published 23 Sep, 2020 02:17am

Pakistan

Govt to set up Cyber Crime Wing to catch fake message fraudsters

The Cyber Crime Wing will be set up in BISP with the aim of using digital technology in cracking down on the corrupt elements who fool the masses with deception and forgery.

Published 08 Sep, 2020 02:31pm

Pakistan

Ehsaas Nash-o-Numa program to be formally launched on Thursday

She said around 40 percent of children in Pakistan suffered from stunting due to malnutrition and other reasons.

Published 12 Aug, 2020 06:49pm

Pakistan

WFP, Health Dept. jointly working to reduce suffering of children: Dr Sania

During the visit she also took a round of various departments including Gynecology wards, OPD, Emergency Centre.

Published 24 Jul, 2020 06:48pm

Pakistan

Over 10.3 million families benefited from Ehsaas emergency cash program: Sania Nishtar

She said the provision of funds under Ehsaas Programme is purely made on the basis of merit and transparency is ensured throughout the process.

Updated 22 Jul, 2020 06:51pm

Pakistan

Over Rs150bn distributed so far under Ehsaas Emergency Cash Program

The statement said that Rs69.68 billion was distributed among more than 57.58 million people in Punjab and Rs7.73 billion was distributed among more than 636,000 people in Balochistan.

Published 15 Jul, 2020 03:18pm

Pakistan

Govt to include all families at LoC in Ehsas Program

Nishtar said that she for the first time the government has announced an unconditional package for all the families of an area, adding that all 138,285 families living in 219 villages on the LoC have been included in the Ehsas Cash program.

Published 27 Jun, 2020 12:00pm

Business & Finance

Ehsaas Emergency Cash Program: Number of individuals jumps to 16mn

The Special Assistant said a large number of deserving individuals in Sindh got benefits from this “apolitical decision”.

Published 17 Jun, 2020 02:39pm

Pakistan

1st phase of Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme to continue till next month: Dr Sania

She said we should not link BISP with Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme as both the programmes had different methodology and limits.

Published 10 Jun, 2020 01:54am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 19	278.15
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 19	154.37
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 19	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 19	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 19	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 18	5011.12
Nasdaq / Apr 18	15601.50
Dow Jones / Apr 18	37775.38
India Sensex / Apr 19	72222.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 19	37068.35
Hang Seng / Apr 19	16205.02
FTSE 100 / Apr 19	7834.89
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 19	17717.67

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	214077
Petrol/Litre / Apr 19	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 19	84.27
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 19	2382.04
Diesel/Litre / Apr 19	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 19 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 19 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 19 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 19 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 19 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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