Asian Development Bank is expected to approve 600 million dollars program for Pakistan’s social protection during the first week of next month. This was stated by the Bank's Director General of Central and West Asia, Eugenue Zhukov, during a meeting with Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance ...

South Waziristan - Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday during his visit to South Waziristan launched Ehsaas Kafaalat programme in the district of South Waziristan and reviewed the status of first-ever digital survey in the district. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Ehsaas Dr ...

The government has requested the World Bank for a loan of $600 million to roll out an innovative hybrid social protection scheme to support its aspirations around risk mitigation and financial inclusion among the poor and informal workers. The scheme will blend social assistance with social risk ...

ISLAMABAD-Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division Dr. Sania Nishtar has said that Ehsaas Emergency Cash program is the most extensive and transparent social protection operation ever undertaken in the history of Pakistan. She was addressing a ...

ISLAMABAD-The present government has spent an amount of Rs.254.95 billion for different social protection and poverty alleviation schemes under Ehsaas Programme.The biggest undergraduate scholarship programme of country's history was initiated on November 4, 2019 under which Rs. 4.8 billion has ...

The government will disburse interest-free loans every month among eighty thousand people under National Graduation Strategy.  This was stated by Special Assistant on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation Dr Sania Nishtar at a news conference in Islamabad on Saturday. She said ...

Chairperson Ehsaas Program and Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation Dr Sania Nishtar says government will provide social protection to vulnerable segments of society through a number of programmes. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Saturday ...

Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme Dr Sania Nishtar has said BISP would speedily implement a range of social protection measures in coming months to reduce poverty and create new opportunities for vulnerable sections of society. Talking to APP in Islamabad,  she said the new “ ...

ISLAMABAD - Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme Dr Sania Nishtar has said BISP would speedily implement a range of social protection measures in coming months to reduce poverty and create new opportunities for vulnerable sections of society. Talking to APP in Islamabad, she said the new ...

The Federal Cabinet, which met in Islamabad today with Prime Minister in the chair, formally approved creation of a new division in the name of Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation Division. Briefing news persons about Cabinet decisions, Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Chaudhry ...