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BISP distributes 34,000 smart cards to Paki IDP's

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), in partnership with United Bank Limited has distributed more than 34,000 smart cards among the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP’s) of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan, according to tradingmarkets.com.

So far, 34,357 registered IDPs in Charsadda, Lower Dir, Malakand Agency, Buner and Swat districts have received the cards, which grant recipients a monthly stipend of Rs 1000 through the Benazir Income Support Program and United Bank Limited.

BISP has established centers in different parts of the province to aid distribution and provide proper guidelines for effective use of the cards.

More than 100 franchises are being established in the Malakand division that will accept the cards as a form of payment.

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