Punjab has launched its biggest economic plan and set a separate target to train one million young people in three years. The two announcements are often mixed up online, so this article keeps them separate. The Punjab PIVOT Plan 2026-29 was launched on 30 October 2026, and the one million youth skills target was set…
The BISP Kafaalat payment is set to rise to Rs 18,000 per quarter from January 2027. That increase is real news, but it is important to say it clearly: it is planned, not paid. The current payment is Rs 14,500 per quarter for October to December 2026. Nobody will receive Rs 18,000 in November or…
CM Punjab Laptop Distribution: Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif distributed laptops and Honhaar Scholarships to students at a ceremony at COMSATS University, Attock, on 3 November 2026. A total of 6,161 laptops were distributed among students from across the Rawalpindi Division, and 2,590 Honhaar scholarships worth Rs 196.97 million were awarded in the division. Students…
The Punjab government has approved inviting fresh applications under the Apni Chhat Apna Ghar housing scheme, at a special review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on 3 November 2026. More than 1.7 million people have registered on the scheme’s portal. Over 225,000 loans have been disbursed. A total of 128,718 houses have…
BISP beneficiaries must complete BISP Digital Wallet registration before 31 December 2026. After this date, the old campsite cash system is set to end and payments will go only through digital wallets linked to the beneficiary’s own SIM. Do not wait until the last week. The State Bank told a National Assembly committee on 10…
The first-phase distribution of the CM Punjab E-Bike Scheme will now begin in December 2026. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz announced the new date at a ceremony in Jhelum on 10 November 2026. The old date of 5 November is no longer correct. This change matters because many students were waiting for 5 November. If you…
The maximum loan under the PM Youth Loan Scheme has been raised to Rs 25 million. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the change on 8 November 2026. The maximum was Rs 7.5 million before this announcement. The minimum age has also been lowered from 21 to 18. The Prime Minister directed that 30 percent of…
BISP highlighted the removal of the ever-married condition during a briefing to First Lady Bibi Asifa Bhutto Zardari at BISP headquarters on 29 October 2026. This is the biggest eligibility news for Benazir Kafaalat in 2026, and it matters most to unmarried women who were shut out before. But this is not yet a finished…
The current Benazir Kafaalat installment is Rs 14,500 for October to December 2026, and you can check it through BISP 8171. It is being released district by district, in phases, and not on one single national date. As of 11 November 2026, BISP had announced no single national date for all beneficiaries. BISP told the…
The last date for the Honhaar Scholarship Phase IV has been extended to 19 November 2026. Punjab reopened registration on 20 October 2026, and students who missed the earlier date now have extra time to apply. The scholarship covers 100 percent of tuition fees, and 160,000 students have been supported through the programme so far….
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