Islamabad, April 16, 2020: Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Telenor has stood by Pakistan, and is living up to its purpose of connecting people to what matters most, and now committing to more. As the current situation does not warrant business as usual, Telenor Pakistan and Telenor Microfinance Bank have gone over and beyond and pledged…
EFP lauds SBP Refinance Scheme for Payment of Wages and Salaries Karachi, April 15, 2020: Governor State Bank of Pakistan Reza Baqir has said that SBP is constantly working with stakeholders and taking appropriate measures to bring financial relief and provide pragmatic support to the industries in order to maintain financial solvency and retention of…
Karachi, April 15, 2020: The Chief Minister of Sindh, Syed Murad Ali Shah, recently met with the Chief Executive Officer of English Biscuit Manufacturers (EBM), Dr. Zeelaf Munir, who presented him with 20 million Rupees as a donation for the CM Sindh’s COVID-19 Relief Fund. This gesture was a part of EBM’s social responsibility initiative…
Karachi, April 14, 2020: The Pakistan Education Council – Sindh (“PEC”) has announced that keeping in view the current difficult situation in the country, it supports the government of Sindh (“GoS”) in granting 20 percent concession to parents whose children attend private schools across the board for two months, in practical terms. However, the PEC…
Karachi, April 08, 2020: Pakistan’s largest digital service provider, Jazz, a VEON group company, has pledged PKR 1.2 billion support towards Covid19 relief. The support will include short to mid-term initiatives aimed to limit the negative impact of the pandemic, primarily for the most vulnerable communities. As part of this immediate rollout, Jazz will provide…