BEIJING: Federal Minister and Chairperson Benazir Income Support
Programme (BISP), Farzana Raja said that China would provide emergency
relief package to tackle natural disastrous impacts.
During her
visit to China, held a meeting with Chinese Minister of Civil Affairs,
both the leaders discussed matters of mutual interest and bilateral
relations between Pakistan and China especially that in social sector,
says a press statement issued here on Thursday.
Various
components of social welfare were the prime focus of the meeting, as
both BISP and Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs have the common mandate
of provision of social welfare.
Farzana Raja briefed the
Chinese Minister about the positive socio–economic impact BISP is
creating in the lives of 6 millions beneficiary families belonging to
down trodden segment of the society.
She said that BISP along
with providing regular support to its registered families has also
helped the people adversely affected by natural or manmade disasters in
the form of Emergency Relief Packages.
Chairperson BISP told
that Benazir Income Support Programme has provided Emergency Relief
worth billions to millions of flood and earthquake affectees, and IDPs
who were displaced due to war against terrorism.
She also
thanked Chinese Government and people for providing more than $600
Million for support to flood affected people of Pakistan. She further
said that long lasting relationship between Pakistan and China should
be transferred to the coming generations.
Luo Pingfei lauded
the efforts of BISP and said that both the countries should share their
experiences in the field of social safety so that people from both the
countries can benefit from it. He also said that the relationship
between both the countries is old and solid like a rock; and there
should be further collaboration in the fields of social development.
During
the meeting both the leaders agreed for mutual collaboration in
provision of emergency relief to the victims of any emergency so that
the efforts of poverty reduction can be backed by some comprehensive
approach to tackle catastrophic impacts of national disasters
efficiently.
Federal Minister and Chairperson BISP e Farzana
Raja also met . Hu Xiaoyi, Chinese vice Minister of Human Resources and
Social Security. She briefed minister about the various initiatives of
BISP and expressed her readiness to share experiences with China. Vice
Minister of Human Resources Social Security.
Hu Xiaoyi
appreciated BISP’s achievements especially its transparency and the
conduct of nationwide poverty survey. He showed his interest in the
proposal for employing the labor trained by BISP under its Waseela e
Rozgar initiative in Chinese firms working in Pakistan and abroad. He
also agreed to further explore the possibilities of collaboration
between BISP and Ministry of Human Resources & Social Security
especially in the field of Social Health Insurance.
Luo Pingfei here in Beijing and Pakistan’s Ambassador to China Masood Khan was also present in the meeting. Online
