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The caretaker government has decided to remove Marvi Memon as chairperson of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), it emerged on Friday.
According to officials, Caretaker Prime Minister retired Justice Nasirul Mulk has sent a summary to President Mamnoon Hussain, suggesting that Memon be removed as BISP chairperson.
The PPP and the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf have been demanding her removal as she was an MNA of the previous ruling party, PML-N, and was appointed as the head of BISP by ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
Memon had been elected to the National Assembly on a reserved seat for women from Sindh in 2013.
She had assumed the office in February 2015 after Enver Baig resigned as BISP chairman in protest after developing differences with the then finance minister Ishaq Dar.
The BISP had been launched by the PPP government in 2009 to provide monetary assistance to poor families.
Memon's proposed removal has been cited as part of efforts by the caretaker government and Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to ensure holding of July 25 elections in a free and fair manner.
The government has recently carried out a massive reshuffling of the bureaucracy at the federal and provincial level, replacing all provincial chief secretaries and inspectors generals of police and other officials appointed by the PML-N government.
Memon, a daughter of former information minister Nisar Memon, had entered politics during the military regime of retired Gen Pervez Musharraf and served as an MNA between 2002 to 2008 of the former 'king's party', PML-Q.
She had joined the PML-N just days before the 2013 general elections. However, she has not been in the good books of the current PML-N leadership reportedly due to her controversial tweets in which she criticised certain policies of the PML-N government.
Sources in the PML-N say it is highly unlikely that she will be nominated again by the party for the July 25 elections. Her name was not on the priority list submitted by the party leadership to the ECP for election on the reserved women seats in the National Assembly and the Punjab Assembly.
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Great decision by the curtent care-taker government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Kindly shut down this BISP system altogether. Distributing money among masses without giving them education and skills does not make much sense. Teach masses to catch a fish rather than to eat all the time make more sense. We cannot susatain with these types of populist policies for long.
Next, she will be joining the party which will be coming in power to get back that position again.
Valid removal. No official of the PML-N should be in the government to influence any party or voters.
BISP is a sham and should never have started,it's bleeding the taxes in the name of a corrupt person.
She is competent person but sometimes to aggressively loyal to the wring people
@Malik Every one knows that it is basically used to distribute funds among the members of the PPP. The usage of the name of Benazir Bhutto makes it Halal for all of them. Who would dare challenge or check that? After all, Mr. Zardari, junior or senior can't be bothered to pay their poor deserving members' out of their now declared meagre assets.
@SHAHID SATTAR That is what all politicians do. Nothing new.
That's a reasonable demand. In the same way, many other people appointed by different provincial governments in similar positions , must also be removed.
Marvi is a very polarizing and controversial politician who cannot be trusted with BISF money.She has been and will use this money for political bribed.A great step by the caretaker Govt.
Very good decision by the caretaker prime minister.
@SHAHID SATTAR: What if the current party returns after 25th. July?
Remove all officials appointed by the KP government
The PM can also take some actions to improve the economy?. Stop all luxury imports for 5 years.
BISP should be abolished because it is just a tool to buy votes for PPP. Public money should not be spent for the political reasons and in the name of a political personality. If Zardari wants to spend his own money then he can start a BISP as a charity for his wife.
Very valid and legal decision by interim Govt. First of all she is not people rep. she selected, not elected by people votes, therefore she should resigned.
The Hon’ble Chief Justice is taking suo moto action and visiting the hospitals, it is high time before the elections that he reviews as to who are the beneficiaries of BISP. It is reported that the funds are distributed to the people of one party. The current Chairperson of BISP should be removed immediately.