ISLAMABAD: The federal government has appointed Federal Minister for Social Security and Poverty Alleviation Shazia Atta Marri as the Chairperson of the BISP (Benazir Income Support Program) Board.
According to the details, the federal government has issued an official notification for the appointment of Shazia Atta Marri as the head of the BISP board, whose position will be the caretaker head of the board.
In the notification issued by the government, it has been stated that Federal Minister for Social Security and Poverty Alleviation Shazia Atta Marri will head the BISP Board till the appointment of the regular Chairperson.
It should be noted that earlier, Federal Minister for Social Security Shazia Marri announced the re-inclusion of the names removed from BISP by the previous government.
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3 months ago today, Shazia Marri said that the Tehreek-e-Insaf government had closed 8.5 lakh cards and is reopening these cards. Victims should send their ID card to 8171, Inshallah the card will be restored soon.
It should be noted that in 2019, the PTI government had decided to withdraw more than 6 lakh people from the Benazir Income Support Program across the country, which was said to be aimed at reducing corruption.
