Bismillah Ir Rehaman Ir Rahim. Honourable governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, Mr. Yaseen Anwar, Excellencies, Officials of the Government of Sindh, representatives of the UN system, corporate leaders, philanthropists, civil society representatives, distinguished ladies and gentlemen, Asalam o alaikum.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy, I welcome you all on this happy occasion of the fifth “PCP Corporate Philanthropy Awards” ceremony. Today we are also launching our fifth research study on “Corporate Philanthropy in Pakistan: Survey of Public Listed Companies 2010” which forms the basis for the awards this afternoon.
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