RAWALPINDI: The National Bank of Pakistan awarded its customers, who used NBP services to receive their remittance payments. The prize distribution ceremony was held at a five star hotel in Rawalpindi, where LCD TVs, gold bars, laptop computers, digital cameras and many other gifts were distributed to the lucky winners. This was the second of many prize distribution ceremonies which would take place in many of NBP’s regions to award its loyal customers. During the ceremony, the NBP Wing Head-Business of Global Home Remittance Group thanked the customers on behalf of the Group Head S H Irtiza Kazmi for receiving their remittances from the NBP and emphasised on the importance of sending home remittances through legal channels. He also said that with the help of Pakistan Remittance Initiative (PRI) at the State Bank of Pakistan, and hard work of the banks in Pakistan, the inward remittances to Pakistan have risen to $20 billion. He also highlighted the steps that NBP has taken to facilitate its customers in Pakistan by creating relationships with banks and exchange companies across the globe so that the remittances can easily be received in Pakistan within minutes. He said that the NBP was positioning itself to be the market leader in remittance business in the upcoming year. During the event, the top three remittance paying branches of NBP in Rawalpindi and Islamabad were also awarded shields by NBP’s Rawalpindi Regional Head Aqib Malik, who also thanked the customers and assured them of unmatched services at all NBP branches.