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No politics involved in Ehsaas programme, says Dr Sania Nishtar

Published April 24, 2020
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Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation Dr Sania Nishtar said that there is no politics involved in the Prime Minister's Ehsaas programme.

Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, she said: "Sindh is receiving the highest amount, then Punjab, then KP. We have also cleaned out the Benazir Income Support Programme lists from 2010."

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