ISLAMABAD: Ajmal Baloch, President, Markazi Amjuman-e-Tajiran and Traders Action Committee, (TAC) Islamabad visited Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry along with a delegation to congratulate the new office bearers of ICCI.
Addressing the delegation, Sheikh Amir Waheed, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that due to absence of rent control act in Islamabad, traders were feeling insecure about their future and urged that government should promulgate a new rent law in the federal capital that would help in promoting business activities. He said a draft bill of rent law was pending in parliament and appealed to the Prime Minister of Pakistan to play role for its early enactment. He said ICCI would hold a meeting with Chairman CDA for resolving key issues of business community. He stressed that ICCI and TAC Islamabad should make joint efforts for redress of key problems of traders.
Muhammad Naveed Senior Vice President and Nisar Ahmed Mirza Vice Presiddent ICCI said that condition of development works in markets was pathetic due to which business activities were suffering. They stressed that TCA Islamabad should join hands with ICCI to push CDA for developing markets on modern lines.
Ajmal Baloch, President, Markazi Amjuman-e-Tijaran and Traders Action Committee Islamabad speaking at the occasion hoped that the new Office Bearers of ICCI would play effective role in resolving key issues of trading community. He assured that TCA Islamabad and market unions would extend all possible cooperation and support to Chamber for redress of problems of traders. He said due to lack of attention of CDA, condition of markets has deteriorated badly. He said traders wanted to strengthen the hands of CDA Chairman who was a businessman and, but the bureaucracy was main hurdle.
He said due to absence of rent law in Islamabad, traders were in problems. He said MNAs Mian Abdul Manan and Asad Umar had presented an amended bill of rent law for Islamabad in the National Assembly and urged that Chamber should play role for its early passage from the parliament. Khalid Chaudhry, former President ICCI and Secretary, TAC Islamabad assured his cooperation in efforts aimed at resolving the key issues of traders.
Former President FPCCI Zubair Ahmed Malik, Khalid Chaudhry, Syed Adil Anis, Faheem Khan, Saeed Bhatti, Arshad Abbasi, Akhtar Abbasi, Ashfaq Chatha, Ch. Ashraf Farzand and others were also present at the occasion.
