Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation & Engro Foundation collaborate with new funding to support poverty alleviation

Karachi, April 24, 2020: Engro Foundation, the social investment arm of Engro Corporation, has signed a three-year Memorandum of Cooperation with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to promote the well-being of vulnerable and marginalized segments of the society in Pakistan. Under the cooperation agreement, the organizations will also explore opportunities to support the Government…

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Support to vulnerable groups at heart of COVID-19 relief efforts

Karachi, April 22, 2020: “Supporting vulnerable groups such as frontline workers, healthcare staff and first responders as well as those who have lost livelihoods due to the pandemic is at the heart of our relief efforts,” shared Roman Yazbeck, Managing Director, Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited (“PMPKL”). PMPKL has launched a comprehensive project comprising of monetary…

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Schools support govt’s efforts for citizens’ relief, but fee concession directives have no legal basis

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…

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