Ehsaas programme facilitated over 12.3 families in 11 weeks, says Dr Sania Nishtar.

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Security Dr Sania Nishtar said the Ehsaas Emergency Cash programme is the most extensive, transparent social protection operation every undertaken in the history of Pakistan.

She was addressing a virtual briefing of heads of diplomatic missions, ambassadors, high commissioners, country representatives and charge de affairs from over 60 countries on social protection response to Covid-19.

In the past 11 weeks, the...