CHAKWAL: The local business community Tuesday elected Khawaja Arif Yousaf of Qazi Muhammad Akbar group as President of Chakwal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) for 2015-16.
The newly-elected chamber’s body comprising Ch Muhammad Yasin as Senior Vice President and Aamir Najeeb Bhutta as Vice President along with member executive committee took oath of their office at a ceremony. Prominent among them were Chairman United Business Group Iftikhar Ali Malik, former President Islamabad Chamber and founder President of Chakwal Chamber Zafar Bakhtawari, chamber group chairman Qazi Muhammad Akbar and others.
Talking to newsmen after taking oath, Iftikhar Ali Malik said that all provincial governments would be approached through Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry for allotment of plots for the construction of chambers offices across the country.
He said that chambers would construct their own building at their own expenses without any government funding. He promised that he would hold meetings with all Chief Ministers in this regard. He said that United Business Group, the largest alliance of chambers, affiliated trade bodies and associations made clean sweep in all chambers election across the country with a majority.
Iftikhar Ali Malik said, “We firmly believe in rule of law, promotion of democracy and supremacy of constitutions besides acceleration of economic activities in the country”.
