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To celebrate Pakistan’s 68th Independence Day, the MD of PBICL was invited as a chief guest at Jinnah Foundation supported school located in Korangi.
The day commenced with a flag hoisting ceremony followed by a speech by Mr. Liaquat H. Merchant (Founder and Managing Trustee of Jinnah Foundation) and MD of PBICL, Ms. Ayesha Aziz. A variety program was hosted by the students of Class VI to X and teachers followed by distribution of goodie bags prepared by PBICL for the school children. The ceremony was attended by Mr. Ahmed Ateeq, CEO of Primus Investment Management Limited, Ms. Arjumand Qazi, Group Head SME Group and Ms. Amber Paracha, Head of Credit Risk Management and Corporate Affairs.
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Jinnah Foundation Memorial Trust (Jinnah Foundation) was established and registered as a charitable trust in 1989 with the main object of human development in the field of primary education and health. This Trust was dedicated to the memory of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah as a lasting tribute and in acknowledgement of the monumental role played by the Quaid in the struggle for the creation of Pakistan. Jinnah Foundation is the first institution dedicated to the memory of the Founder of Pakistan and the first institution to recognize the need of rendering services in the field of human development as a Nation Building Exercise.