All our sources

Open data

• /data/schemes.json: every scheme fact, each with its source and check date (CC BY 4.0).
• /data/helplines.json: official helplines.
• /changes.xml: Atom feed of changes.

Official sources (linked)

• BISP, Benazir Kafaalat programme page · bisp.gov.pk ↗
• BISP, Press Release No. 20 (10 Mar 2026) · bisp.gov.pk ↗
• BISP, Official website · bisp.gov.pk ↗
• BISP, 8171 web portal: household eligibility · 8171.bisp.gov.pk ↗
• Radio Pakistan, Report: BISP announces increase in stipends under various programmes (17 Feb 2026) · radio.gov.pk ↗
• President's Secretariat, Briefing on the Benazir Income Support Programme (Jun 2026) · president.gov.pk ↗
• Press Information Department (PID), PR No. 59: BISP and PTA act on fake 8171 messages and websites (5 Jul 2024) · pid.gov.pk ↗
• BISP, Benazir Taleemi Wazaif programme page · bisp.gov.pk ↗
• BISP, Benazir Nashonuma programme page · bisp.gov.pk ↗
• BISP, National Socio-Economic Registry (NSER) page · bisp.gov.pk ↗
• Government of Punjab (PHATA), Apni Chhat Apna Ghar eligibility criteria · acag.punjab.gov.pk ↗
• Government of Punjab (PHATA), About the Apni Chhat Apna Ghar programme · acag.punjab.gov.pk ↗
• Government of Punjab (PHATA), Apni Chhat Apna Ghar portal · acag.punjab.gov.pk ↗
• Government of Punjab (PHATA), Apni Zameen Apna Ghar eligibility criteria · azag.punjab.gov.pk ↗
• Government of Punjab (PHATA), Apni Zameen Apna Ghar: how to apply · azag.punjab.gov.pk ↗
• Government of Punjab (PHATA), Apni Zameen Apna Ghar portal · azag.punjab.gov.pk ↗
• PTA, Official website (helpline in the header) · pta.gov.pk ↗
• PTA, Advisory on deceptive links and official platforms (22 Dec 2023) · pta.gov.pk ↗
• State Bank of Pakistan, PMYB&ALS scheme page · sbp.org.pk ↗
• Prime Minister's Youth Programme, Official website · pmyp.gov.pk ↗
• PM's Youth Laptop Scheme, Official scheme website · laptop.pmyp.gov.pk ↗
• Higher Education Department, Punjab, CM Punjab Laptop Scheme website · cmlaptophed.punjab.gov.pk ↗
• Government of Punjab, Kissan Card page · punjab.gov.pk ↗
• Government of Punjab, Asaan Karobar Card page · punjab.gov.pk ↗
• Government of Punjab, Asaan Karobar Card application portal · akc.punjab.gov.pk ↗
• Social Welfare Department, Punjab, Himmat Card FAQs (DPMIS) · dpmis.punjab.gov.pk ↗
• Youth Affairs Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ehsaas Naujawan Programme news page · kpyouthaffairs.gov.pk ↗

Non-official sources (not linked)

Everything that rests on these is labelled “Unverified” on the site.

• Widely reported; not found on pta.gov.pk, Forwarding spam SMS to 9000
• Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) and Geo News, Reports of BISP warnings about fraudulent messages (2025)
• PhoneWorld, Report on fake "8171 check online" sites, quoting a BISP official
• Secondary sources (Wikipedia, Digital Rights Monitor), NCCIA replaced the FIA cybercrime wing
• Bank notices and secondary guides, Loan tiers and validity date as reported
• Third-party guides (test-prep sites), Phase V dates and rules as reported
• Lahore College for Women University, Notice: CM Laptop Scheme Phase II date extended (a university notice, not the scheme’s own site) (27 Jan 2026)
• Dunya News (launch coverage, 2024), Kissan Card limit as reported at launch (2024)
• ProPakistani, Report: joint families added to the Punjab housing loan scheme (23 Jan 2026)
• Secondary reports of an earlier phase, Income threshold reported for an earlier phase
• Gulf News, Report: free housing land offered in Punjab
• Third-party reports, Himmat Card amount as reported
• No official source found yet, We searched but could not confirm this from a Sindh government source
• Haqdaar, General safety advice (our own writing)