RECORDER REPORT

LAHORE: President Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Zubair Tufail on Saturday felicitated the all newly-elected office-bearers of chambers across the country and hoped they would address the issues being confronted by business community on priority basis.

Talking to SAARC Chamber Vice President and chairman United Business Group (UBG) Iftikhar Ali Malik said the Founder Group under the umbrella of UBG has already won the seats with clear majority across the country. The UBG candidates after a tight contest with rivals clinched all seats of presidents, senior vice presidents and vice presidents besides executive committees, members in regional chamber elections throughout Pakistan as our candidates were highly qualified, young and dedicated enjoying the highest degree of integrity, he said.

Iftikhar Ali Malik further said our magnificent victory would put us in a leading position in the forthcoming annual election of the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, an apex body in Pakistan and he was much confidence of making sweep in federation’s elections again.

He urged the government to focus on arresting the downward trend of dwindling export on urgent basis and provide package of incentives to boost exports. The top leadership of UBG always firmly believed in the rule of law, promotion and strengthening of democracy and upholding the glory of constitutions.

He said all decisions were taken with consensus in the interest of the business community and always all out efforts were made to help address the genuine grievances being confronted by the traders.

“UBG will continue to follow it 30 points agenda mainly aimed at accelerating the pace of economic activities and expedite the process of rapid industrialization besides bringing green revolution in the country which he added will ultimately help improve the socio-economic conditions of the poor strata of the society especially farmers and growers,” he added.