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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mehmood Khan says Dir motorway project will play a key role in removing the backwardness of the region.
Presiding over a meeting in Peshawar on Friday, he directed the concerned authorities to complete prerequisites including land acquisition for the project as per timelines.
Mahmood Khan said effective utilization of available resources is ensured to bring positive change in people’s lifestyle.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Special Assistance on Poverty Alleviation Faisal Karim Kundi says a dynamic survey will soon be conducted to include maximum deserving families in the Benazir Income Support Programme.
He said this while responding to callers in Radio Pakistan’s Programme Hotline on Friday.
Faisal Karim Kundi said the previous government had excluded 800,000 people from the list of BISP beneficiaries and now we are reviewing this.
He said women with a poverty score of below 32 points will become part of BISP. He urged the people to take part in the survey so that no genuinely deserving person is left behind.
Faisal Karim Kundi said the coalition government has released 55 billion rupees for 8.7 million beneficiaries. Besides, two instalments were released for educational stipend to the children of BISP beneficiaries.
He said educational stipend of 1,500 rupees and 2,000 rupees is being given to male and female students respectively.
Replying to another caller, the SAPM said cards of beneficiaries, who visited abroad, have been blocked and now we are taking this issue into consideration to unblock their cards if their poverty score is less than 32.
He said we are working to change the mode of payment via beneficiaries’ banks accounts.
The SAPM directed the officials concerned to take required actions to address the complaints.
Faisal Karim Kundi further said that 70 billion rupees have been disbursed among 2.8 million flood affected BISP cardholders.
He said cash assistance of 25,000 rupees was provided to each family of 2.8 million flood affected BISP beneficiaries.
Faisal Karim Kundi said that in kind assistance, including ration, medicines, and food, was also provided under the banner of BISP.
He noted with concern that the number of BISP beneficiaries may witness a surge as flash floods in different parts of the country have increased poverty level.
People from across Pakistan actively participated in the programme to discuss and get resolved their issues related to Benazir Income Support Programme.
They hailed the programme and thanked the Special Assistant for responding to their queries.
Source: Radio Pakistan
The matter relating to the appointment of Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister will be sent to the Election Commission of Pakistan for decision after the Parliamentary Committee, set up for appointment of Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister, failed to reach a consensus.
This was disclosed by member of the committee from PML(N), Malik Ahmad Khan while talking to newsmen after the meeting in Lahore on Friday.
Speaking at the occasion, the Committee member from PPP, Hassan Murtaza regretted that the Committee members failed to develop consensus today on the matter.
The members of today’s committee meeting included Main Aslam Iqbal, Basharat Raja, Makdhoom Hashim Jawan Bakht, Malik Ahmed Khan, Syed Hassan Murtaza and Malik Nadeem Kamran.
The Committee discussed the nominees’ names forwarded by the Punjab Chief Minister Mr Pervaiz Elahi and former Leader of Opposition Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz Sharif.
Sardar Ahmad Nawaz Sukhera and Naveed Akram Cheema were the nominees from Punjab Chief Minister while Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi and Ahad Khan Cheema from former Opposition Leader.
Source: Radio Pakistan