ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Poverty Alleviation Faisal Karim Kundi on Monday said reaching out to the poorest segments in remote locations like erstwhile FATA and Gilgit Baltistan is the top most priority for Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) cash assistance Kafalat programme.

During a briefing to Parliamentarians from erstwhile FATA here in Islamabad, Faisal Karim Kundi said Parliamentarians’ role in identifying the most deserving beneficiaries is of critical importance.

He said they should actively participate in this important cause of social uplift of under-privileged families. The ex-FATA MNAs were informed that those households which have not been surveyed can get themselves registered so that they can be included in the quarterly cash assistance of 7000 rupees. The delegation was also briefed on Nashunama and Undergraduate Scholarship initiatives of the BISP.