dr sania nishtar

Government expands Ehsaas cash programme to Rs203 billion

She termed the Ehsaas programme the biggest social protection package rolled out in Pakistan's history Read More

200,000 students to benefit from Rs24bn Ehsaas scholarship programme

Prime Minister Imran Khan had launched the programme last year in November Read More

Ehsaas program’s dissemination differentiates from rural to urban: Nishtar

SAPM Dr Sania Nishtar on Thursday apprised the media of their being two different variables… Read More

Ehsaas Kifalat stipend enhanced from Rs5,000 to Rs5,500

'The government will provide 8.6 billion rupees more for cash transfers to the poorest of… Read More

Dr Sania Nishtar showcases Ehsaas programme on the sidelines of UNGA session

Dr Sania Nishtar outlined the new and improved policies under Ehsaas that will ensure that… Read More

Ehsaas Communications Committee joins heads to chalk out execution phase

The first meeting of Ehsaas Communications Committee discussed the communications strategic planning process of Ehsaas… Read More

Govt to eliminate viral hepatitis through public-private partnership: Dr Sania

She said the elimination of viral Hepatitis on a national scale requires public awareness. Read More

Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund providing social safety to poor: Dr Sania Nishtar

She presided over a meeting in Islamabad where she got a detailed briefing on PPAF’s… Read More

Govt forms committee to work for orphans’ welfare

'Pakistan is home to 4.2 million orphan children' Read More

Dr Sania Nishtar appointed PM’s special aide on poverty alleviation

She is also the chairperson of Benazir Income Support Program and head of newly-launched 'Ehsas'… Read More

No recommendation for BISP name change given to parliament: chairperson

“The BISP is the name of an Act and an institution,” Sania Nishtar said. Read More

Internationally-acclaimed health expert to chair BISP on government’s invitation

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has appointed Pakistan’s internationally acclaimed global health expert Dr. Sania Nishtar… Read More

Pakistani among three vie for top WHO post in first election at UN health agency

GENEVA: A Pakistani expert in non-communicable diseases, a British physician and an Ethiopian former health… Read More