KARACHI – Meezan Bank is Pakistan’s leading Islamic Bank. Bank has now won a prestigious award from the ‘United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), to recognize the company’s efforts against Covid-19.
UNOCHA collaborated with Health and Nutrition Development Society (HANDS) Pakistan, along with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), to organize an event, to reward the corporate entities, that joined the nation’s fight against Covid-19 and to raise awareness of vaccinating undocumented persons/refugees.
The Head of Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations in Pakistan – Ms. Choice Ufuomo Okoro presented the prestigious award to the SEVP – Group Head Customer Support of Meezan Bank – Mr. Muhammad Raza Poonawala.
In her address to the forum, Ms. Okoro stated that; Pakistan is among the leading nations that tackled the COVID-19 with an iron hand; all this was possible because of the relentless efforts of the political leadership, along with the corporate and social sectors.
The Chief Executive Officer of HANDS Pakistan Dr. Shaikh Tanveer Ahmed said that “Throughout the COVID-19 crisis and still, the Corporate and Social Sector has transformed into a relief angel in Pakistan, helping thousands to secure food, shelter, and Covid-19 Vaccination. Thanks to the generosity of our Corporate Peers and Partners in the fight against Covid-19. It was indeed impossible to get hold of the results we are seeing today without our corporate partners. I believe that we still need to do more vaccinating 100% of the documented and undocumented population of the country.”
