BISP scam.

Byline: Zamin Ali - Gilgit-Baltistan

THE Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) was launched back in 2008 by then Pakistan People's Party government. The aim of the programme was to support financially the most marginalised people.

It was launched across Pakistan so that a maximum number of people could get benefit from it. But, unfortunately, like other projects people got benefit of this programme on the basis of political affiliation, at least in my village, where 80 per cent of BISP cards were given to PPP stalwarts instead of those who really deserved.

It has been almost 12 years since the prgramme started but no authority ever checked the status of...

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