ISLAMABAD: Upholding its promise to support the government in the ongoing relief efforts, Jazz has deposited PKR 38 million to the Prime Minister's COVID-19 Relief Fund, said a press release issued on Wednesday.
This is the second tranche of payments under the company's Matching Grants programme, through which all donations made by subscribers and employees of Jazz to the relief fund were doubled.
For this second round of donations, PKR 8.5 million was raised by Jazz's employees, while PKR 10.5 million was donated by its subscribers via SMS and JazzCash.
In effect to this Jazz matched PKR 19 million, totaling 38 million rupees.
Jazz's CEO Aamir Ibrahim said, "When faced with a crisis, one must jump in and take the challenge head-on. Rather than being complacent in this situation, Jazz invoked its national spirit and stepped up to contribute at a time when many could not afford to do so."
Jazz has pledged to provide PKR 1.2 billion in the form of the COVID-19 relief in the shape of short to mid-term initiatives revolving around vulnerable communities, and health and welfare organisations.-PR