Communication: Pakistan Sweet Homes get free broadband
Under the scheme, the PTCL has provided high-speed broadband connectivity free of charge to 12 Sweet Homes
Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) has provided free broadband service to Pakistan Sweet Homes, a non-profit organisation established by Bait-ul-Mal for the care of young orphans. In this way, the PTCL will enable orphans to become contributing members of society.
Under the scheme, the PTCL has provided high-speed broadband connectivity free of charge to 12 Sweet Homes located in all four provinces for a period of three years, said a press release issued here on Wednesday. The Sweet Homes are in Sargodha, Gujrat, Okara, Attock, Karachi, Nawabshah, Mansehra, Mardan, Swat, Kohat, Zhob and Quetta.
PTCL Chief Business Development Officer Sikandar Naqi has reiterated the company’s goal towards achieving various social objectives and has emphasised the role the broadband service will play in the mental development of the children.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 4th, 2016.