Mobilink Bank Partners with Legal Aid Society to Advance Women’s Inheritance Rights and Climate Resilience in Pakistan

Islamabad, May 20, 2025: Pakistan’s leading digital microfinance bank, Mobilink Bank, has partnered with Legal Aid Society under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives to help women secure their inheritance rights through legal assistance, community outreach, and awareness-building efforts. The initiative builds on Mobilink Bank’s flagship inheritance rights campaign, The Invisible Heirs, which aims to raise awareness around the systemic challenges women face, and help them know & claim their rightful inheritance.

Through this strategic collaboration, Mobilink Bank will financially support legal cases for women, including climate-affected inheritance disputes resulting from displacement, loss of documentation, and disaster-related exclusion, alongside non-climate cases involving denial or coerced relinquishment of inheritance rights. The initiative will provide case assessment, legal documentation support, court representation, and follow-up assistance until resolution.

Commenting on the initiative, Haaris Mahmood Chaudhary, President and CEO of Mobilink Bank said: “True financial empowerment requires a holistic ecosystem that goes beyond access to banking. It begins with ensuring women have access to their rightful assets, opportunities, and financial agency. Through our partnership with Legal Aid Society, we aim to help women secure what is rightfully theirs and support their journey towards greater economic resilience and long-term empowerment.”

Barrister Haya Emaan Zahid, CEO of Legal Aid Society, stated, “Access to justice is inseparable from economic empowerment. For many women, inheritance is not merely a legal entitlement; it is a pathway to dignity, security, and independence. We are grateful to Mobilink Bank for supporting this important initiative and helping expand access to justice for women who are often excluded from both legal and financial systems.”

Mobilink Bank’s commitment to inheritance rights also extends to digital empowerment through innovative financial tools. As part of its inheritance campaign, The Bank introduced Pakistan’s first in-app inheritance calculator on its Dost App, enabling users, particularly women, to better understand and estimate their rightful inheritance shares through a simple, transparent, and Shariah-compliant process. By combining technology-driven financial awareness with legal aid and community engagement, Mobilink Bank is working to address systemic barriers that prevent women from accessing their lawful economic rights and achieving long-term financial resilience.

Legal Aid Society also brings over a decade of experience in advancing access to justice, particularly for women and underserved communities across Pakistan. The organisation has reached more than 87 million people through legal awareness initiatives, responded to over 550,000 legal queries, and represented more than 3,000 cases. Through a model that combines legal representation, community literacy, mediation, and policy advocacy, LAS continues to work towards making justice more accessible, inclusive, and impactful for all. As part of the initiative, awareness and legal literacy sessions will also be conducted to educate communities about women’s inheritance rights, access to justice, and the importance of financial empowerment.

The collaboration further strengthens Mobilink Bank’s broader social impact agenda and reinforces its commitment to building a more inclusive and resilient Pakistan where women have equitable access to rights, resources, and opportunities.