BISP in Muzaffargarh

BISP benifit praised-Jamshed Dasti MNA

Muzaffargarh—MNA Jumshaid Dasti said the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) was a unique programme of the incumbent goverment to end poverty from the country. Addressing a ceremony he said the BISP programme was the vision of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhuttoo and Shaheed Benazir Bhuttoo. In the ceremony, first installment of cheques amounting Rs 150,000 each were given to 109 deserving families.

MPA Maher Irshad Sayal, Sardar Aashiq Baloch, Zulfiqar Haider, Abid Hussain, Zafar Iqbal and others also adressed the ceremony. Meanwhile, earlier, The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has released an amount of Rs 2.14 billion for BISP flood victims in Sindh to mitigate their sufferings.This was informed by Chairperson of BISP Farzana Raja while talking to Andrew Sisson, Mission Director USAID in Pakistan, who visited BISP office.

Farzana Raja said that more than one millions BISP beneficiaries in Sindh were adversely affected by floods as their miseries had increased manifolds. Farzana Raja said that BISP is acting as a bridge between international community and the poor people of Pakistan, which is creating goodwill amongst the people of the country. The Chairperson also proposed for employing the individuals trained through vocational and technical training component of BISP in USAID funded big infrastructure projects in Pakistan and abroad.

During the meeting, she also presented the details about various measures of BISP aiming to improve the socio-economic conditions of the poor and destitute segments of society. USAID Mission Director Andrew Sisson said that situation in Sindh requires immediate response especially health and shelter issues of the affectees must be addressed on emergency basis. He said that USAID is doing everything possible on immediate basis and assured Farzana Raja of continuous support for the flood affectees of Sindh.