Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal explained

Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal
Native Name:پاکستان بیت المال
Native Name Lang:ur
Abbreviation:PBM
Type:Charity organization
Location Country:Pakistan
Region Served:Pakistan
Parent Organization:Government of Pakistan
Key People:Syed Tariq Mahmood-ul-Hassan

Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|پاکستان بیت المال) is a charity and social welfare organisation to help the poor and needy in Pakistan. PBM is a semi-autonomous body set up through a 1992 Act of the Government of Pakistan.[1] [2]

Mission and objectives

Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal significantly contributes to poverty alleviation through its various projects, including providing assistance to the destitute, widows, orphans, invalids, and other needy persons in the society.[1] It provides financial assistance to the needy with emphasis on rehabilitation. PBM is assisting the poor in a variety of areas with the government funds.[1] [2]

Programs

Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal also is the sponsor of Benazir Income Support Programme. It alsoprovides money to poor and deserving students of almost all universities of Pakistan.[3] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bait-ul-Mal launches special scheme to help the poor. Bakhtawar Mian. 25 July 2014. Dawn (newspaper). 30 January 2018.
  2. News: Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal asked to raise dowries for orphans. Dawn (newspaper). 20 March 2009. 5 September 2020.
  3. News: Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal to assist people with disabilities. Associated Press of Pakistan (APP). The Express Tribune (newspaper). 23 August 2020. 5 September 2020.