Shazia Atta Marri has announced the inclusion of the transgender community in the Benazir Income Support Program today at the Arts Council Karachi.

Karachi (January 29); Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation & Social Saftey and Chairperson Benazir Income Support Program Shazia Atta Marri has announced the inclusion of the transgender community in the Benazir Income Support Program today at the Arts Council Karachi. She gave away financial assistance of Rs. 7000 each deserving transgenders under Benazir Kafaalat during the ceremony. Ms Shazia Marri while addressing the ceremony, announced that the government is widening the scope of Benazir Income Support Programme, they will be eligible for Rs. 7000 quarterly cash assistance. She said that transgender were being formally included in BISP and the transgender belonged to a poor segment of the society. They were facing economic and societal challenges in the country, she said adding that they were ignored in the society and moreover, they were separated from their families. She said that the transgender avoid to come forward before the data managers due to society’s behaviour towards them.