ISLAMABAD: Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) said Thursday it is not correct that one CNIC as husband’s has been linked with 5,598 women in BISP data.
AGP’s report has pointed out 5,598 cases, where spouse CNICs were incorrectly or unusually linked with various wives.
Clarifying reports circulating in the social media, BISP noted that this observation is prior to Nadra profiling, which normally eliminates such errors, adding it is nowhere stated that one CNIC had 5,598 wives.
BISP also clarified that there is no financial benefit of showing more wives, let alone alleged number of 5,598, as one family is eligible for only one benefit.
BISP also clarified that the observation regarding mismatched spouse data relates to data profiling and record correction. It does not have any direct bearing on disbursement, as payments are made only after verification through Nadra, which acts as an additional check. Further, in June 2025, BISP data has been recertified thus strengthening the quality of data even in raw state as in this case.
BIPS stated, “It is pertinent to mention that BISP database covers 38.7 million household records while the discrepancies identified for mismatched spouse data is just 5,598 cases. Whenever a discrepancy arises, then prior to the disbursement of funds, there are built-in correction mechanisms to rectify it. No payment is made without profiling of data from NADRA. These 5,598 cases are suggested discrepancies for rectification, not verified or alleged cases of fraud.”
