BISP funding ‘biased’ against KP, favors Sindh, Punjab, says Muzzammil Aslam

Advisor to the Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Finance and Inter-Provincial Coordination Muzzammil Aslam has expressed concerns over the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) data, stating that developed provinces like Punjab and Sindh were benefiting more, while underdeveloped regions like KP and Balochistan were receiving less support.
Advisor on finance issued statement on Friday said that Punjab, being a developed province, receives the largest share, with 4.6 million beneficiaries and Rs 161 billion in funding, while Sindh, with 2.6 million beneficiaries, receives Rs 100 billion while underdeveloped KP and Balochistan, with 1.9 million and 0.5 million beneficiaries, respectively, receive significantly less funding, with Rs 72 billion and Rs 18 billion allocated.
Muzzammil Aslam attributes poverty in KP to the merger of FATA, where 75 percent of the population lives below the poverty line. Mr Aslam questions whether Punjab and Sindh’s poverty is due to poor governance or inaccurate BISP data. He emphasizes the need for extra consideration for KP and Balochistan, given their security concerns and poverty rates.