The official spokesperson of the government and Coordinator to the Prime Minister, Rana Ihsaan Afzal Khan, said that the government actively working to provide more relief to the people on electricity.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of Mobiz regional office here on Friday, Rana promised that the nation will soon hear good news regarding relief on electricity bills as the government is negotiating with Independent Power Plants (IPPs) to reduce their capacity charges by using local coal. In addition, Rana announced, the government has allocated Rs 50 billion to provide relief to lower income people in electricity bills. Prominent business leaders, media representatives, and government officials were present.
Rana Ehsan Afzal stated that Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif is aware of the people’s difficulties and plans to provide relief to the salaried class, as the federal government is working to reduce expenses. He said that the government is actively pursuing its agenda of promoting exports and privatizing institutions including PIA and power distribution companies. He hoped that the privatization of electricity distribution companies will reduce energy losses. Rana clarified that the government has to made unpopular decision of enhancing taxes on salaried class due to being in the IMF program.
Mr. Hamad Riaz, CEO, Mobiz said, “We are very excited to start our regional office in Islamabad, which is a strategic market for us and the presence of Mobiz in Pakistani will support progress of IT industry by providing innovative solutions,”.
Dr. Akbar Gardezi, Regional Director, Mobiz, said that Mobiz has already partnered with some of the leading businesses in the region such as Microsoft and is looking forward to working with more clients across various sectors such as e-commerce, banking, education, health, and travel. Mobiz offer data, solutions and advanced technology to assist their digital transformation leveraging the power of data and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Audience, present at the launch ceremony appreciated Mobiz’s Data and Al solutions, which enable personalized messaging, loyalty programs, customer feedback, and analytics. They also enjoyed a live demonstration of data-driven solutions for customer care.
Mobiz, established in Silicon Valley in 2012, has grown to serve over 100 clients globally, including the US, UK, Switzerland, Malaysia, and Singapore, and is proud to contribute to Pakistan’s growing IT community.
