KARACHI: United Business Group (UBG) on Thursday claimed to have clean sweep for fourth consecutive time in the annual elections of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), scheduled to be held on December 29.
“We are very prepared to sweep the FPCCI elections. Opponents shall get nothing but shall regret over the adventure,” remarked Patron-in-Chief of UBG and former president FPCCI, S.M. Muneer while talking to a group of reporters here.
FPCCI President Zubair F.Tufail, former vice president and Spokesman of UBG Gulzar Feroz, former vice president and In-charge UBG Election Cell, Muhammad Hanif Gohar, Shakil Ahmed Dhingra and Candidate for Senior Vice President Syed Mazhar Ali Nasir, senior business leader Dr. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, candidates for vice president offices Tariq Haleem, Waheed Ahmed, Ms.Shabnam were also present.
S.M.Muneer said under his leadership and that of Chairman UBG and former president FPCCI Iftikhar Ali Malik, their group had delivered to its best for promotion of trade and industry, and for the economic prosperity and development of the country.
UBG leadership had won respect, appreciation and support from the business community of the country for picking the best available people as the candidates on FPCCI offices, who, after being elected, proved their efficiency and professionalism.
“Like over last three years, this year we, UBG, are bringing the best candidates team, who would beat the record of deliverance of their predecessors,” he re-affirmed.
He pledged that after its victory in the coming FPCCI elections, UBG on the platform of this apex trade body would be fighting more vigorously for the survival, rather boost in trade and industry, with ultimate objective of achieving economic prosperity in the country.
He informed that FPCCI would organize a convocation of the business community’s representatives from all over the country in Lahore in February 2018, where feedback of the community would be gathered and future action plan would be devised to pressurize the government for addressing the genuine issues of trade and industry.
The pressing demands of the business community were for payment of Rs 350 billion refunds, ensuring smooth supply of gas and electricity to the industry at low tariff, more incentives and better policies for the rapid economic growth in the country.
To a question, S.M. Muneer rejected the impression that there were some bogus chambers and associations on the voters’ list of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
” We are ready to strike out bogus trade bodies , if some one comes up with proof,” he re-assured. On this occasion, S.M. Muneer said that in pursuance of its goal for
unanimous economic agenda of the major political parties for the country, FPCCI had invited Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Chairman, Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Co-Chairman PPP Asif Ali Zardari and Senate Chairman Mian Raza Rabbani to the Federation House here to listen to their economic agenda.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf , Imran Khan had already visited this apex trade body and had detailed discuss with members of FPCCI on trade and industry and about the economic policies of his party.
