Trade Chronicle May June 2017

TRADE CHRONICLE
Shahid Afridi, Thar Foundation
inks MoU for Thar’s social uplift
planned to construct up to 50 Solar
RO Plants that include pretreatment
and mineralization units
With an aim to make sustainable and
productive social interventions in
one of the poorest districts of
Pakistan, the Thar Foundation (TF)
and Shahid Afridi Foundation
(SAF) has formally entered into an
agreement to work together in the
areas of health, education and
d r i n k i n g w a t e r. B o t h t h e
organizations will work together in
establishing and running schools,
hospitals and build safe drinking
water infrastructures in targeted
areas of Tharparkar district in Sindh
province.
In this connection, a Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) was
signed by Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) of TF Shamsuddin A. Shaikh
and Advisor to SAF, Zeeshan Afzal
at a ceremony held recently. The
MoU was co-signed by Engro
President, Ghias Khan and SAF
chief Shahid Afridi.
According to the collaboration
agreed between two entities in the
health sector, TF has planned to
construct a 100 bed, state-of-the-art
hospital in Islamkot to be managed
by the Indus Hospital. SAF will
sponsor the construction of Mother
and Child Block, which shall be
named as ‘Shahid Afridi Foundation
Block’.
In the drinking water sector, TF has
a l o n g w i t h o p e r a t i o n a n d
maintenance cost, whereas SAF
will sponsor the construction of as
many RO Plants as possible.
In the education sector, TF will
build 8 schools one each in Taulka
of district Tharparkar and shall be
run through The Citizen Foundation
(TCF), whereas SAF has shown an
intent and willingness to consider
sponsoring one of the TCF schools.
Mr. Alamgir Firoz, Chairman, FPCCI Standing
Committee on Diplomatic Affairs welcomed Mr. Atadjan
Movlamov, Ambassador of Turkmenistan at Federation
of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry; and
stated that PM Nawaz Sharif and Turkmenistan
President signed trade MOUs and PM Nawaz Sharif
declared that “Pakistan's priority is to expand trade and
economic relations" and Turkmenistan President said
that " both countries share similar views on regional
peace and stability".Mr. Yaqub Tabani, Mr. Maher Alam
Khan & others attended the meeting. Photo shows chief
guest is receiving FPCCI ‘s crest.
Seen in the picture, Engro Powergen Thar Limited
(EPTL) CEO, Ahsan Zafar Syed and PESSDCC
CEO Brig (Retd) Raja Muhammad Ali after signing
an agreement to execute 3-year diploma course for
associate engineers.
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