PPP’s Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari, the first lady and a member of the National Assembly, on Wednesday asserted that the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) was the “most effective way” to distribute aid to flood affectees, adding that it would be “irresponsible” to not utilise it.
Her statement comes a day after Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari said that the provincial government would issue relief cards to flood victims in their personal names using its own resources instead of using BISP. Over the past month, the PPP has repeatedly urged the Centre to disburse stipends via the “efficient and proven” BISP.
In a post on X, Aseefa said that over four million people had been impacted by the “unprecedented floods” in Punjab. She termed the BISP as the “fastest and most effective way” to distribute aid to those affected.
From : DAWN