Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) is playing vital role in the fight against poverty and terrorism. Poverty and terrorism are interlinked with each other. Thus, the steps of BISP with regard to poverty eradication are also helping in fight against terrorism.
Farzana Raja, Chairperson BISP, said this while talking to the Country Director World Bank, Racheed Bin Masud here on Tuesday. Iftikhar Malik, Senior Social Protection Specialist World Bank and Secretary BISP were also present on the occasion. Racheed Bin Masud appreciated the role of BISP in poverty alleviation and said that BISP and the World Bank are working as partner to achieve the desired objectives. He said that BISP has now become a role model for the world community and its experience is source of learning in the social sector for other developing countries.
He said that BISP, in fact, is a mechanism of reforms. He added further that the co-operation between BISP and the World Bank will be continued and the President of the World Bank himself is a great supporter of the programme.-PR