Pakistan, March 16 -- Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser on Friday said helping poor and needy people was our religious and national obligation and those who were participating in this selfless service to humanity are commendable.

He expressed these views while talking to Chairperson of Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) Dr. Sania Nishter, who called on him today at Parliament House.

While appreciating BISP's services, the Speaker said that BISP was playing important role in improving the living standards of poor and needy people in the country. Like this program, Model Welfare Villages in all provinces of Pakistan will be established to provide state of the art health, education and recreational facilities to the poor and needy p...