Chaudhry Sarwar lauds role of charities, corporate sector during anti-corona lockdown in Pakistan.

ISLAMABAD -- Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar has lauded the role of the leading charities and corporate sector in Pakistan in lessening the miseries of the deprived people during the anti-coronavirus lockdown imposed last year.

Punjab Governor stated this as he along with Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Sardar Muhammad Masood Khan conferred 13th CSR Awards on 75 different companies and organisations for showing excellence in the field of corporate social responsibility during last one year.

The Punjab Governor on behalf of the present government assured fullest support to the corporate entities doing philanthropic work.

He said the corporate organisations through their CSR initiatives had been helping out the government in its drive to uplift the socio-economic status of the underprivileged segments of society.

He said the government always required assistance from bona fide charities and corporate sector to manage disastrous situations like the coronavirus pandemic.

The governor mentioned that he personally had led the initiatives with the help of the welfare organisations to assist the poor people during the lockdown imposed last year against the spread of coronavirus.

He mentioned that the...