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Rs24 Billion BISP Irregularities: 140,488 Govt Employees Took Aid, NA Briefed

October 24, 2026 by schemesadmin

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Irregularities of Rs24 billion have been uncovered in the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), with 140,488 government employees and pensioners found to have received payments meant for poor families. The figures come from documents the Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety presented in the National Assembly — and they make uncomfortable reading: the problem … Read more

BISP Blocks 229,157 Government Employees From Aid, Recovers Rs712 Million

October 23, 2026 by schemesadmin

Flat vector illustration of a Pakistani woman beneficiary receiving a payment card at a bank counter

The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has blocked 229,157 government employees or their spouses from receiving financial assistance, after audits identified them as ineligible beneficiaries. The government has also recovered Rs712.4 million from ineligible recipients — the details were shared by the Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety, Syed Imran Ahmad Shah, in a … Read more