Senate Body Urges Lifting Recruitment Ban in BISP, PBM
ISLAMABAD, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - September 16, 2026) | The Senate Standing Committee on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety strongly recommended lifting the recruitment ban in the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) and Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) during a meeting held under the chairmanship of Senator Sardar Al-Haj Muhammad Umer Gorgaij.
Key Points:
- The committee expressed concern over vacant posts, the deputation policy, and blocked BISP cards.
- They stressed discouraging appointments on deputation from education and health sectors to BISP.
- Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety, Syed Imran Ahmad Shah, assured that the matter would be presented before the Prime Minister.
- The discussion also covered the shortage of mobile vans in Balochistan and measures to address it.
- 18 out of 25 available mobile vans have been allocated to assist beneficiaries in Balochistan.
- Approximately 400,000 BISP cards are blocked, and the committee decided to discuss this with the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA).
- The meeting was informed about 17 employees on deputation at PBM nationwide and 45 recent promotions.
- Recovery of Rs1.9 million in House Rent Allowance (HRA) from a Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal officer was also briefed, with a remaining outstanding amount of Rs1.55 million.