Government of Pakistan has increased the quarterly instalment to Rs10,500 from Rs8,750
Some franchise holders, weary of ongoing exploitation, admitted to providing devices to racketeers
Govt to give Rs7.5 billion under Ramazan Relief Package for 39.6m low-income families
CM says information from BISP, NADRA clubbed and verified for Ramazan package
Local officials struggle to trace deserving families
Between 2011 and 2019, the percentage of BISP beneficiaries below the poverty line fell from 90% to 72%
Despite subsidies and social programmes, inflation has driven 5% rise in poverty
Survey for K-P in 2022-23 reveals that 922,314 children are engaged in work constituting 11.1% of population
Govt increases financial support for poor in line with commitment to IMF
Aims to bolster social protection system, support underprivileged