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Islamabad: The government of Pakistan has taken a significant step toward digital governance and financial inclusion by successfully executing 1.9 million digital payments under the Ramadan Relief Package 2025. This initiative marked the first-ever nationwide implementation of a digital wallet system for the transparent distribution of public funds.
During a high-level review meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the premier expressed strong satisfaction with the transparent and efficient implementation of the package. The administration ordered authorities to implement this operational approach for upcoming welfare and subsidy initiatives so citizens can monitor government operations better.
The welfare program distributed payments through digital wallets to 951,191 beneficiaries located throughout every province of the country including Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir territories. The government continues to prioritize inclusive development as demonstrated by distribution of funds to 2,541 disabled persons and 823,653 female recipients from the total welfare benefit recipients.
An extensive public awareness effort provided additional support to the initiative. Through strategic partnerships between organizations and financial institutions, they executed 6.2 million robocalls followed by 178,700 outbound calls and 6.1 million SMS alerts which secured smooth access to entitlements for citizens.
The distribution reached 79% of allocated funds through 2,224 employees working alongside each other during the campaign period. The authorities handled 1,273 public complaints through prompt action while these complaints will help guide future relief strategies.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif publicly commended how State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) worked together along with Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) and various private sector partners as they collaborated to distribute monetary aid.
The meeting was attended by senior officials and federal ministers including Ahsan Iqbal, Rana Tanveer Hussain, Ahad Khan Cheema, Ataullah Tarar, Shaza Fatima Khawaja, and SBP Governor Jameel Ahmad, among others.
