Tania Idros, who came from Google with great fanfare, was also caught red handed and secretly formed her own company.
ISLAMABAD (Pak News) Controversy erupted on social media over the Digital Pakistan Initiative, a company created by Prime Minister Imran Khan's government, when Tania Idros, Imran Khan's special assistant, co-chaired the program. The question of joining the board of directors of a non-profit company (Pakistan Digital Foundation) set up to raise funds related to it has been raised. Has also come to the fore.
According to Dawn News, Prime Minister Khan launched the Digital Pakistan program on December 5 last year and nominated Google executive Tania Adros to lead the initiative, leaving the post to lead Google. Came here The Digital Pakistan program operates directly under the Prime Minister's Office. Under the terms of Rule 4 of the Rules of Business 1973, Tania Edros was appointed Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Digital Pakistan in February.
According to recent revelations on social media, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) earlier this month awarded a non-profit company called Digital Pakistan Foundation (DPF) to praise the government's Digital Pakistan initiative. Was filed under Section 42.
According to the SECP's website, the foundation's founding director Tania Idros, PTI leader Jahangir Tareen, online taxi company Careem's CEO Mudassar Ilyas Sheikh and Jahangir Tareen's lawyer Sikandar Bashir Mohmand are on board. The inclusion of Tania Edros in the directors and the lack of transparency in the Foundation's funding and activities have raised concerns, and in particular a conflict of interest.
In an exclusive interview with Dawn News, Tania Idros said that there is no problem for any special assistant to join the board of a non-profit company, it is important to remember that this private Limited is not a company. The problem will arise when the company is profitable. He said that the purpose of the foundation was to provide free assistance to the government in digitization initiatives.
He said that just as the foundation does not intend to receive any money from the government, it also does not intend to increase the burden on the government but seeks to increase funds by raising funds from external donors and not loans. To Tania Idros confirmed to Dawn that Jahangir Tareen was part of the founding team as someone involved in the government's reform efforts.
However, he said that he resigned from the board due to increasing personal and business pressure, which required his full attention in April. He said that on April 15, 2020, Jahangir Tareen became a member and director. He said that the SECP had accepted the request of Jahangir Tareen to resign as a member on April 23.
The former Google executive said the foundation's team is in touch with a number of grantees, including the richest Pakistanis who want to do something for Pakistan. The aide to the prime minister said that the Jahangir Tareen Foundation The company has no ongoing involvement or role in management or operations. According to him, the company has not yet formally begun to receive work and funding.
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