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Karachi (Muhammad Yasir) To mark the 75^th Independence Day, Pakistan Cables employee volunteers visited the Clifton Urban Forest in Karachi for a plantation drive, supporting the Company’s commitment to environmental conservation. The Company pledged 2,000 trees to the forest, which is spread across 250 acres in Clifton, Karachi.

The plantation drive was led by Mr. Fahd K. Chinoy, CEO Pakistan Cables Ltd alongside the Company employee volunteers. Mr. Masood Lohar, CEO Clifton Urban Forest appreciated the Company’s efforts and shared future plans of expansion of the Clifton Urban Forest.

Pakistan Cables is one of the few local companies which are signatory to the Business Commitment to Net Zero. In 2021, the Company inaugurated Pakistan first and largest, Miyawaki based Urban Forest on an industrial estate, which is home to over 47,000 trees to date.

Karachi (Muhammad Yasir)  Pakistan continues its relentless battle against the floods triggered by the heavy monsoon rains which have claimed 1,033 lives and injured 1,527 people. 33 million have been affected and 1 million families have been displaced, while over 218,000 houses have been destroyed, and a further 500,000 damaged. More than 750,000 livestock, which is the most critical source of sustenance and livelihood, have died and around 2 million acres of the crop have been impacted.

On Sunday, ekaterra pledged to donate 100 tons of tea to the 1 million families displaced by the devastating floods through our NGO partners, Indus Hospital, The Citizens Foundation Al-Khidmat Foundation, and Roshan Academy.

Tea is not only a part of the staple diet in Pakistan but it’s an essential item that helps people get a sense of community. It is a ritual to have tea and sit together in open spaces, reminiscing the good times. It is our hope that our efforts give them a feeling that ‘everyone is in this together’.

“The flood devastation in Pakistan is of an unimagineable magnitude: almost 20% of the world’s 5th most populous country is submerged under water. Pakistan emits less than 1% of the greenhouse gases in the world and yet it is still reeling from the effects of intense climate change. It’s not a matter of “if” but “when” we’ll all be affected for mistreating Mother Earth,” says Farheen Salman Amir, President BSPAN & GM Pakistan, ekaterra.

“ekaterra believes in giving back more than it takes from nature. We’re announcing our commitment to the flood affected by donating 100 tons of tea to 1 million displaced families, that’s 100% of the displaced families as per the latest UNHCR data.”

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir)  In the spirit of further strengthening brotherly relations between China and Pakistan, a group of 20 employees and volunteers representing the Orange Line Metro Train project stepped forward to distribute life support essentials amongst the flood victims of Jampur, which stands amongst the most devastated cities in the Rajanpur district of South Punjab during the current ongoing floods crisis. The specially prepared donation packages included ready to eat food items, hygiene products, raw grocery items, and cash support with a combined worth of two million rupees to support those who have been critically affected by the floods.

 Heavy torrential rains in the Sulaiman Range caused massive water flooding that led to breaches in the protection dykes of two water channels in district Rajanpur. Floodwaters also breached the protection dyke of Chak Shaheed drain that flooded the surroundings of the village, cutting its 2,500 residents off from the rest of the area. Due to recent monsoon rains, the areas of Rojhan and Jampur tehsils of district Rajanpur faced severe losses making it difficult for rescue teams to reach the affected areas and forcing millions of people to leave their homes and seek rescue shelter and assistance.

 While speaking about it, Li Chen, the CEO of Orange Line Metro Train Lahore said, “The Orange Line Metro Train project is a good example of China and Pakistan’s iron-clad friendship which is time tested and timeless. During this natural calamity of unprecedented scale, we firmly stand with our Pakistani brothers and sisters to support them with their rescue and rehabilitation efforts.”

This essential support from Orange Line Metro Train project joins the other ongoing efforts at a crucial time when millions of human lives have been lost, countless families have been displaced, and major infrastructure across many cities has been washed away due to massive floods. It will certainly require joint collaborative efforts by everyone to help recover from this massive crisis and repair the damage it has caused.

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir)  Rehan Siddiqi, a well-known Most popular overseas Pakistani CEO Hum FM and social activist, met with the Chief Minister of Punjab Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, the overseas Pakistani delegation, on this occasion, Rehan Siddiqi said that At present, there is maximum effort of overseas Pakistanis to send resources to Pakistan, Chaudhry Pervez Elahi is the most popular Chief Minister of Pakistan and the people of Pakistan value his work, Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Pervez Elahi said on this occasion. That Whenever Pakistan has faced difficult times, most of the overseas Pakistanis have helped us. The best way to give the funds is to deposit them into the accounts given by Khan Sahib via telethon. You can keep track of these funds or grants yourself, We are building a house for the victims and writing the name of the donor, Parvez Elahi added We have started working on the money we have collected from the overseas Pakistanis, on the telethon of Imran Khan, overseas Pakistanis openly announced to ensure the provision of aid to the flood victims. Rehan Siddiqi said that in this difficult time.