Tuesday, August 28, 2012

PPP promoting culture of tolerance: Zardari

President distributed cheques‚ debit cards among women under BISP. Addressing on the occasion he said Benazir Income Support Programme is flagship programme for reducing poverty and empowering women. President Asif Ali Zardari says Benazir Income Support Programme is flagship programme for reducing poverty and empowering women. He was addressing Waseela-e-Haq draws and cheques distribution ceremony under Benazir Income Support Programme in Islamabad on Tuesday afternoon. The President said the programme has progressed and is becoming a comprehensive social safety net. He said it has attracted worldwide appreciation for its transparency‚ objectivity and efficiency. Asif Ali Zardari said the PPP believes in politics of reconciliation and it promoted the culture of tolerance and accommodation during the last four years. The President distributed cheques and Debit Cards among women under Benazir Income Support Programme. Chairperson of the programme Farzana Raja said seven million families are the beneficiaries of the programme. She said in collaboration with Polio teams‚ polio drops were administered to over one hundred and fifty thousand children in FATA. She said 1.5 million people have received Benazir Debit Cards.

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