Corruption: ‘Officials bribing BISP beneficiaries’

An estimated 10,000 women receive money under the BISP and they are forced to pay Rs200 to Rs300 in bribes.

DAUR: Officials at the Daur Post Office are demanding bribes from the beneficiaries of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP). An estimated 10,000 women receive money under the BISP via the post office and they are forced to pay Rs200 to Rs300 in bribes. Complaints have been filed but the authorities have not taken action. They demanded that senior officers solve the issue.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 19th, 2011.