Teach a man to fish.

Byline: Shakir H. Shamim - Skardu

ALL political parties introduce short-term development or welfare programmes to keep intact their vote bank. The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) was one such programme.

This left the underprivileged section of society dependent on such dole-outs and did not provide any sustainable base of earning. The Ehsaas programme launched by the sitting government will also increase the dependence of the poor on the government.

Keeping in view the unprecedented inflation we are living with today, whatever is being doled out to the poor is nothing but peanuts. This will only increase their dependence on welfare...

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