Philanthropic Contributions
The bank established the Third World Foundation in London, which published the widely circulated Third World Quarterly and paid special attention to the promotion of the Urdu language and literature through the Urdu Markaz located in London. BCCI also established the Infaq Foundation in Pakistan, which was instrumental in funding the establishment of some of the top universities of the region, such as BCCI FAST (Institute of Computer Sciences) and GIKI (Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Science, Engineering & Technology), in addition to regular support for many other educational institutions.
BCCI also established the Cromwell Hospital (now owned by Bupa) in London.
In addition to the above, BCCI helped revive hundreds of historical buildings and monuments throughout the developing world and contributed significantly to the arts, culture, sports, health, and education in many poor, Third World countries. A significant percentage of employee's salaries were regularly contributed through their consent to global charitable causes.
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