پاکستان بیت المال | |
Abbreviation | PBM |
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Type | Charity organization |
Location | |
Region served | Pakistan |
Key people | Syed Tariq Mahmood-ul-Hassan |
Parent organization | Government of Pakistan |
Website |
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Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) ( Urdu: 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]
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]
Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal also is the sponsor of Benazir Income Support Programme. It also provides money to poor and deserving students of almost all universities of Pakistan. [3] [2]