KARACHI: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation Dr Sania Nishtar has said that all official messages from the Ehsaas Emergency Cash Program are sent via the number 8171 and any other numbers sending messages are a scam.
On a social media website Twitter, Dr Sania Nishtar said, “These days, there are many fake online links, mobile apps, SMS messages and phone calls circulating in social media.”
She said, “For the sake of public awareness, this informative video of mine should be disseminated to the masses as much as possible so that they can beware of corrupt elements. We will deal strictly with corrupt elements,” Dr Nishtar added.
https://twitter.com/SaniaNishtar/status/1397160250906759169?s=08
Earlier, Dr Sania Nishtar had said that all official messages from the Ehsaas Programme are sent via the number 8171 and any other numbers sending messages are a scam.
“This message you have received is absolutely fake,” she told the recipient of a text saying that a grant of Rs33,500 has been approved and that the given cell phone number should be reached to claim it. Dr Nishtar said that anyone receiving such messages should complain via SMS on 03351058050 and 03351058051.
محترم صارف، آپ کو موصول ہونے والا یہ پیغام سراسر جعلی ہے۔ احساس کی جانب سے تمام پیغامات صرف 8171 سے بھیجے جاتے ہیں۔ احساس سے متعلقہ جعلی پیغامات کے بارے میں شکایات درج کروانے کیلیئے ہمارے ان دو موبائل نمبروں پر ایس ایم ایس کے ذریعے رابطہ کریں۔
03351058050
03351058051 https://t.co/6I34Jm4SXl— Senator Dr Sania Nishtar (@SaniaNishtar) January 23, 2021
The Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme was launched in April 2020, under the government’s social protection initiative, Ehsaas. It aims to help vulnerable families facing financial hardships due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
Dr Nishtar is a key figure for the Rs203bn programme, leading its implementation across the country, which includes a stipend of Rs12,000, that has been distributed to millions of families.
