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PM gets briefing on BISP

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Our Correspondent March 20, 2026 Less than a minute read
PM Shehbaz chairs a meeting on austerity measures. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB

ISLAMABAD:

Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Chairperson Senator Dr Rubina Khalid on Thursday called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and discussed matters related to the programme.

During the meeting, Senator Rubina Khalid briefed the prime minister on the overall performance and current operations of BISP. She also apprised him of the progress in the distribution of the Ramazan relief package among deserving beneficiaries, according to a press release issued by the PM House.

A day earlier, the prime minister has directed that disbursement under the programme be made through digital 'Social Protection Wallets'.

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