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Pakistan’s leading wholesale store metro cash & carry Pakistan sets an example by stepping up for women’s economic empowerment     
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Metro cash & carry celebrates 12 years of business in Pakistan, with big prizes for its customers
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METRO Cash & Carry organized graduation ceremony for Industrial Training Program 2017
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METRO Cash & Carry and Pink Ribbon Collaborate for World Cancer Day
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METRO Cash & Carry and Careem to facilitate customers across Pakistan
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METRO Cash & Carry ranked as the ‘Best Place to Work’ in Pakistan
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Metro cash and carry Pakistan collaborates with Punjab food Authority on its school of hygiene
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Metro cash & carry Pakistan launches its Franchise model store called “Freshly”
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Metro cash & carry Pakistan join hands with world food program on food security
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METRO Cash & Carry partners with Punjab Skills Development Fund For Industrial Training Program
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METRO Cash & Carry and P&G join hands to help calamity-stuck communities "24 Million liters of clean drinking water to be provided to Pakistani communities in need"

Lahore: P&G, the maker of global products such as Pantene, Head & Shoulders, Ariel and Pampers, joined in announcing  its collaboration with METRO Cash & Carry and Health Oriented Preventive Education (HOPE) for the provision of clean drinking water to communities affected by natural disasters in Pakistan.

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of METRO’s Cash & Carry operations, the organization is partnering with the P&G Children’s Safe Drinking Water (CSDW) Program to provide clean drinking water to Pakistani communities affected by natural disasters, including the recent Tharparkar catastrophe. Through this joint effort, 24 million liters of clean drinking water will be made available through the P&G Purifier of Water packets. This is enough to provide 400,000 people enough water for a month. HOPE, P&G’s long-term NGO partner will distribute the P&G Purifier of Water packets to people affected by the recent Tharpakar crisis with a provision for potential floods in the monsoon season that is a few weeks away.

On this occasion, Mr. Faisal Sabzwari, Country Manager P&G Pakistan, said: “Clean drinking water is a problem for more than a billion people around the globe. Diarrhea caused by drinking contaminated water is a leading cause of illness and death amongst infants and children in the developing world including Pakistan. The simple act of providing clean, purified, drinkable water can help reduce the risk of disease and death by about 50%. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate our partner METRO Cash & Carry on its 50th anniversary celebration. In recognition of this, we are immensely pleased to offer METRO Cash & Carry cooperation on our Children Safe Drinking Water Program here in Pakistan.Through this program we have made available nearly 800 million liters of clean drinking water to Pakistani communities in need, with support from our partners since 2005.”Sharing his thoughts, Mr. Bouzeneth Benaouda, Managing Director METRO Cash & Carry Pakistan, said: “METRO is proud to be associated with P&G and its Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program. Whether we help planting trees in Poland, collect used garments in Belgium or donate blood in Portugal – METRO Cash & Carry employees in all countries are actively involved in activities to promote social and ecological projects under our global CSR program Care & Share which was launched back in 2008.

2014 marks the start of our anniversary year which will be all about 50 years celebrations of METRO Cash & Carry. This big birthday is an occasion where we would like to remember those who are in need of our support. Under the umbrella of Care & Share, our purpose is to improve people's lives, create awareness about global clean water crisis and motivate people to help provide those in need with clean drinking water. For a developing country like Pakistan it is yet another demonstration of commitment. We are proud to be partnering with P&G in this project as a part of our Care & Share program where we can help bring clean drinking water to children and families in the developing world. Also present on this occasion, Dr. Mubina Agboatwalla, Chairperson HOPE, said: “The P&G-METRO collaboration with HOPE for disaster relief response for the current crisis in Tharpakar as well as potential flood in the upcoming monsoon season will set an example for future collaborations in the corporate sector. HOPE is committed to facilitate P&G and METRO in its endeavor to help disaster-affected communities in Pakistan and looks forward to more collaborative projects in the future.”More than 1,600 children die every day from diseases caused by drinking unsafe water.

These losses are more than those caused by HIV/AIDS and malaria combined. P&G, in collaboration with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, developed P&G Purifier of Water, a low-cost powder technology in a packet, designed to purify even heavily contaminated drinking water. The purified water meets WHO standards for safe drinking water. Since its inception in 2004, the Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program has provided 7 billion liters of clean water to children and families in more than 75 countries. Working with more than 140 partners, it is estimated that this much clean water has helped save more than 40,000 lives and prevented 300 million days of illness. In 2010, at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting, P&G committed to deliver enough water to save 1 life every hour by 2020. This requires the Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program to provide 2 billion liters of clean drinking water every year.

METRO Celebrating 50 global years of economic growth

50 years celebrations of supporting business and strong economic growth is being celebrated globally by METRO in 33 countries of its operations simultaneously. A launch ceremony in this regard was held at Canal Bank Store of METRO Pakistan last where President Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industries Mr. Sohail Lashari was the chief guest of the ceremony who attended this festive event along with the executive committee members, METRO’s Board of Directors, METRO customers & suppliers. “Since its founding in 1964 METRO Cash & Carry has decisively shaped the Cash & Carry industry.

Today METRO is celebrating its 50 years of supporting the trends set to make independent businesses more successful. Time and again METRO re-invented itself to meet the changing needs and wishes of our customers – and will continue to do so also in the future. Customers are the seeds for our future success stories. Our purpose is to be the “Champion for Independent Business“. This means: we support independent businesses and assist them in being sustainably successful. This is because we are successful if our customers are successful,” said Mr. Umer Lodhi, Director Sales & TGM, METRO Pakistan.

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Placement ceremony of interns at METRO Cash & Carry Pakistan under Punjab Youth Internship Program 2013-14

A formal ceremony took place at METRO Cash & Carry Pakistan’s head office regarding initiative of Punjab Government’s Youth Internship Program. Representing Punjab Government on this occasion was Ms. Waseema  Omer , District Officer Coordination and the 25 interns who were formally inducted for on-job-training program at 4 stores of METRO in Lahore.“It is a pleasure to see this young talent pool in front of us who are eager to be a part of the professional world. Punjab Youth Intern Placement Program is a futuristic approach and a great initiative, to realize the importance of on-job-training.

We not only appreciate this initiative but also wanted to be a part of this training program as a part of our global Care & Share program. We strongly believe that this initiative will not only open up doors of opportunity for the youth but also enable them to gain experience in professional environment.” Said Bouzeneth Benaouda, Managing Director METRO Cash & Carry Pakistan.

Waseema Omer stressed on the importance of the internship program and said that government sees a bright future for the youth of Punjab.  Stipend of Rs. 12,000 per intern will be contributed for six months period of this training program by the Punjab Government. She also hoped that these interns gain the best of  knowledge and skills being a part of professional environment and succeed in their professional careers once they pass out.