Poor women to get monthly stipend under Kafalat programme
(WorldNews Pakistan)

PESHAWAR: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation Dr Sania Nishtar on Monday said Prime Minister Imran Khan would launch ‘Kafalat’ Programme under which Rs2,000 per month stipend would be paid to registered women through a digital payment system based on transparent mechanism. Addressing a press conference here after inaugurating biometric system for Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP)’s beneficiaries at Bank Al-Falah, Dr Sania Nishtar announced that prime minister would inaugurate the ambitious Kafalat Programme on January 31 for socioeconomic empowerment of the poor women. She said the procurement process of this system has...