Farzana Raja
Farzana Raja is a Pakistani politician who served as chair of the Benazir Income Support Programme and has been a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan. Early life and education. She was born on 2 January 1970.<ref name="dawn/23april2013"></ref><ref name="profile/pap"></ref> She received her early education from Government High School in Chaklala, Rawalpindi and completed her college education from Viqar-u-Nisa College in Rawalpindi before obtaining a bachelor's degree from Punjab University in 1989. Political career. She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party on a reserved  seat for women in 2002 Pakistani general election. She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party on a reserved seat for women from Punjab in 2008 Pakistani general election. She became chairwoman of the Benazir Income Support Programme in 2008. In 2012, she was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani without portfolio and was give the status of a federal minister. She was retained in the federal cabinet of incoming Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf. NAB Reference. Farzana Raja along with 18 others was allegedly accused of  corruption in Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP). A complaint was received in the National Accountability Bureau wherein it was alleged that Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) awarded contracts to advertising agencies in the years 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 amounting to Rs 1.1.547 billion in violation of Public Procurement Rules, 2004. References. Farzana Raja Was Chairman BISP