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Four Grade-17 officers of BISP dismissed on corruption charges: Dr. Sania Nishtar
January 18, 2020

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Sania Nishtar says that four Grade-17 officers of Benazir Income Support Programme have been dismissed from service on charges of corruption and misconduct.

In a tweet, she said these officers got their wives enrolled as BISP beneficiaries fraudulently, using their position in BISP.

She said Muhammad Nouman Zaheem, Assistant Director BISP, Tehsil Parova, Dera Ismail Khan, Shafi ullah, Assistant Director Tehsil office, Dera Ismail Khan, Syed Fazle Amin , Assistant Director Tehsil office Abbotabad and Sabeel Khan, Assistant Director, Tehsil office Palas, Abbotabad were dismissed.

An amount of 440,196 rupees has also been recovered as part of Ehsaas Integrity and anti corruption drive.

Earlier in another tweet, Dr. Nishtar said confirmed that Nafisa Shah is not in the list of people who have benefited from BISP.

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