KARACHI: Member National Assembly and Chairman Finance & Revenue Committee Faiz Ullah Kamoka, who led a delegation comprising members of Finance & Revenue Committee during its visit to KCCI, informed that the Prime Minister has agreed to form a Taskforce which will be assigned the task to act as mediator between all the departments and the business community of Karachi so that the problems being faced could be promptly resolved.
“I have submitted TORs for the proposed taskforce whose chairman and members will be regularly holding meetings with Chamber, Associations and trade bodies of Karachi so that all their issues pertaining to FBR, SSGC, KE and others could be quickly resolved.”, he informed, adding that this Taskforce will also be holding meetings with other Chambers and trade bodies all over the country as well so that an enabling and business friendly environment could be created across-the-board.
The Finance Committee delegation comprised of MNAs including Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh, Aftab Siddique, Fahim Khan, Qazi Junaid Warraich and Chaudhry Khalid Jawed. Chairman Businessmen Group Zubair Motiwala, Vice Chairmen BMG Anjum Nisar and Jawed Bilwani, General Secretary BMG AQ Khalil, President KCCI Muhammad Idrees, Senior Vice President Abdul Rehman Naqi, Vice President Qazi Zahid Hussain and KCCI Managing Committee were also present at the meeting.
In response to concerns expressed over dilapidated infrastructure and other issues being faced by the business community of Karachi, Faiz Ullah Kamoka stated that out of the box solutions were required for dealing with Karachi’s issues so that this city and also the country could be saved from further plunging into more crises. “Prime Minister always takes keen interest and gives highest priority to resolve issues being faced by Karachi and its business community”, he stated while assuring to arrange a meeting with Prime Minister and also the Federal Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar as early as possible so that the gas crises being suffered by the industrialists of Karachi could be discussed and resolved.
He further advised the Karachi Chamber to submit its recommendations for Federal Budget to Finance Committee at the earliest as January, February and March were the months when budget recommendations were being assessed by the Finance Committee and forwarded for inclusion in the Finance Bill. “We can also arrange an exclusive meeting between Finance Minister, KCCI and FBR so that you could get an opportunity to highlight all your suggestions for the next budget”, he added.
Speaking on the occasion, MNA Aftab Siddique said that they will try to hold a workshop before the budget in which all the departments, Finance Committee Members and KCCI representatives will be invited so that the Chamber’s suggestions could be extensively discussed and taken into consideration for incorporation in the Federal Budget.
