November 8, 2024, ISLAMABAD Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif recently met with senior leaders from VEON Group and Jazz executives to talk about strategic investment measures meant to speed up Pakistan’s digital development. The meeting covered key areas including banking, financial services, data centers, software, and cloud infrastructure, all positioned as drivers for the country’s economic modernization.
The delegation was led by VEON Group Founder & Chairman Augie K. Fabela and included Group CEO Kaan Terzioğlu, Group Director of Corporate Affairs Marine Babayan, Jazz CEO Aamir Ibrahim, and Jazz’s Chief Corporate & Regulatory Affairs Officer Syed Fakhar Ahmed.
As Pakistan’s largest foreign investor, VEON, alongside its digital services provider Jazz, reaffirmed its commitment to Pakistan as a pivotal growth market. Jazz, which has evolved from a telecom operatortransformed into a tech-driven service company, has been leading the way in promoting technological innovation and digital inclusivity.
The Prime Minister was briefed during the discussion on Jazz’s significant contributions to financial inclusion in Pakistan, particularly its efforts to offer millions of underserved and unbanked citizens safe and convenient financial services. In order to create a strong nationwide digital infrastructure, Jazz has also made large investments in data centers, software, and cloud solutions.Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised Jazz’s contributions to advancing digitalization in Pakistan and the company’s involvement in boosting technologically enabled economic empowerment. He emphasized that strategic investments like these are essential to Pakistan’s transition to a modern, tech-enabled economy and praised VEON and Jazz for their contributions to the digital landscape.
