KARACHI: Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping Senator Kamran Micheal has asked the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) to nominate business leaders for the inclusion into the special committee aimed at resolving issues of importers at the ports.
It is pertinent to mention here that the Ministry of Ports and Shipping had recently formed a committee comprising senior officials of the ministry, customs to resolve the issues of the business community at the twin ports.
The ministry had also sought names from Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) and Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The Ministry of Ports and Shipping included four members from FPCCI and one member from KCCI that resulted in anger among the business community attached with the KCCI.
Kamran Micheal was invited to the KCCI on Tuesday in which business leader Siraj Qasim Teli strongly protested for neglecting the KCCI leaders from the committee. At which the federal minister asked the KCCI leaders to nominate more names so that they could be included in the committee.
While addressing on the occasion, Kamran Micheal said every Pakistani wishes to see the dream of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif of making Pakistan an Asian Tiger coming true.
The Gawadar Port is being given much importance and at least 6 flights are being scheduled to the port every week. Besides, some 2281 acres of lands have been acquired at the Gawadar port to establish Gawadar Free Zone. More than 2281 acres of land have been acquired that would be allotted to Chinese and Pakistani investors to establish industries at there, Kamran Micheal added.
He added that international airport at Gawadar Port was being set up besides basic facilities were being provided to the industrialists there so that they could do business there. The Ministry of Ports, Shipping has cancelled the allotments of some 193 industrialists plots who were allotted to the industrialists for establishing industries however not a single allottee started work on them.
“Ministry of Ports and Shipping has cancelled the illegal appointments of more than 350 employees in the Port Qasim Authority and Karachi Port Trust. Besides, verification of other employees was being underway and those who do not have valid documents would be terminated from jobs”, the minister said.
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