Karachi: Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) released first payment to deserving families under ‘Orphans and Widows Support Programme (OWSP)’ during ceremony held here. According to news release issued, President of PPP Women Wing and member Sindh Assembly Faryal Talpur launched programme by releasing initial payments in presence of Senator Waqar Mehdi and Managing Director PBM Amir Fida Paracha. Faryal Talpur said Benazir Income Support Programme truly reflects sympathetic approach of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto towards downtrodden segments of country. Admiring OWSP project for educating and empowering poor women and girls of country, she appreciated PBM Chief for achieving set targets in Social Protection Field in short span of time. Senator Waqar Mehdi appreciated PBM’s pro-poor initiatives and said along with other measures for orphan children, PBM’s ongoing task encompasses unique idea of accommodating poor widows and their school-going daughters.

Highlighting project, PBM MD Amir Fida Paracha said widows registered under BISP have been connected with OWSP with condition of having one or more school-going orphan girls. He said initiative translates distinctive and compassionate idea of protecting orphan girls by providing them with education and other basic needs of life.

Payments are released through UBL OMNI Digital Banking,” he added while explaining that monthly stipend of Rs 8,000 is being granted to mother of school-going orphan girl while Rs 12,000 per month is given to mother of more than one school-going orphan girls.

Published in The Daily National Courier, January, 04 2023

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