Country Director of the Asian Development Bank Emma Fan called on Chairperson of the Benazir Income Support Program Senator Rubina Khalid in Islamabad.

The meeting focused on promoting a future partnership between BISP and ADB, identifying key sectors for skill training of deserving families, facilitating international certifications and providing overseas job opportunities.

Rubina Khalid highlighted that BISP is currently providing financial support to 9.3 million deserving families, a number expected to rise to 10 million by the end of the year.

She stressed the need to link existing provincial-level poverty graduation and skill development programs with BISP.

Country Director Emma Fan assured ADB's full support in enhancing BISP's efforts to uplift deserving families and strengthen the ongoing partnership.