BISP

Govt allocates Rs1,644 million to information ministry

Police arrests a driver and security guard working in the office of BISP for allegedly stealing seven power generators

Pilot project comprising 100 BISP beneficiaries will be launched in Karachi, Lahore Rawalpindi and Islamabad

PM inaugurates programme focusing on enrollment and retention of primary school children

Since Nawaz came to power, 50 vocational trainers have not received their due

Several party members have got their families registered with the programme, says an official

Marvi Memon was in Daragai to see progress of the Waseela-e-Taleem (WeT) programme

Enrolment for the project is expected to start in 2018

Beneficiaries in various districts complain about non-payment of stipend for months

Says food insecurity situation needs to be tackled at earliest

Marvi Memon says those tampering with surveys would be penalised

PPP chairperson must take notice of stipend-distributing procedure, say beneficiaries

Govt utilising less than the budget earmarked for energy projects

Programmes to join hands to maximise impact through community-driven development projects

By making the BISP unconditional, the government removed the additional cost of conditionality

Women narrate tales of coming out of abject poverty with the help of social security net

Judges appreciate BISP chairpersons efforts to empower 5.3 million women

FIA had arrested Muhammad Ashraf and recovered 33 SIMs from his custody

The survey will help maintain a credible database of variations in economic conditions of people,

BISP using the desk approach has registered more than 60,000 households

BISP is all set to register the first ever dynamic NSER of the country

BISP has said that the matter of payments to service providers and trainers is still under consideration

Funding was stopped after change of govts in 2013

BISP's new evaluation report suggests that there has been a drop in poverty by seven per cent

The value of the BISP transfer has steadily increased over the life cycle of the programme

BISP chairman says payment mechanism is being shifted to biometric verification system

Deputy Nazim says BISP survey used to save costs on fresh survey

DFID says their cash transfers are secure, since many recipients are paid electronically

BISP is empowering 5.4 million women across the country through financial aid

She said that current beneficiaries of the BISP in the district

Nigel Evans warns cash transfers to Pakistan 'clearly open to fraud'

The BISP is aware of the importance of consultation to make the process more transparent, dynamic and vigorous

BISP beneficiaries with 6 to 23-month-old children will receive nutritional supplements

Petitioner claims no action was taken against other divisional directors

About 500 BISP beneficiaries will be trained in various fields

President Masood Khan, said BISP was playing a commendable role in its alleviation from AJK

Increased influx of job seeking rural migrants is causing informal sector to grow

Increase is linked with inflation to qualify for 60m-pound UK grant

After the approval, the project management will start the process of hiring new payment agencies

The department also referred cases to FIA, issued under suspension, warnings, repatriation and dismissal of cases

The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) is the largest social safety net system in the South Asian region

Upgrades rating of project management to ‘satisfactory’

Says forces wanting to create anarchy should wait for one year more

Rs2.145 billion has been disbursed under the initiative so far

Asia-Pacific Social Protection (APSP) Week held at Asian Development Bank (ADB)

It will be constructed over 852 acres of land and cost $1 billion

PPP to take up issue in next National Assembly session

A biometric payment system will be introduced in the districts of Multan, Mianwali, Mirpurkhas and Sanghar

The biometric system will allow beneficiaries to draw their sums from ATMs without any hassle

‘Largest survey of its kind’ will be conducted in two phases