PESHAWAR: President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Zubair Tufail Tuesday claimed that United Business Group (UBG) would sweep annual elections of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(FPCCI) for fourth time consecutively, as it emerged most popular leading trade body after landslide victory of its candidates in regional elections across the country.
Addressing a gathering of traders and office-bearers of the chambers drawn across the province at the residence of Provincial Chairman UBG Khyber Pathtunkhawa, Senator Ilyas Ahmad Bilour, in connection with
second round of election campaign of FPCCI, Zubair Tufail said that UBG has introduced a merit-based election system and democratic culture in chambers and trade bodies associations elections, which was laudable and hoped that UBG would continue to nominate highly competent candidates enjoying the highest degree of integrity coupled with dedication and studded with the spirit of serving the business community to lead the apex trade body of the country in future too.
Patron-in-Chief UBG and former TDAP Chief S M Muneer said his opponent miserably failed to live up to the aspiration of the traders and could not win even a single seats of FPCCI throughout the last four years since the inception of UBG and there was nothing on their credit, which could attract the voters.
He said their political rivals had started maligning UBG leaders for the sake of cheap popularity, but voters would consider services of the leaders of business community and reject their propaganda campaign.
“The business community across the country was aware of the UBG services and they know the past of opponents,” he added.
Central Chairman UBG and VP SAARC Chamber Iftikhar Ali Malik said the group always focused on attaining economic prosperity of the country through advocating the just cause of the traders.
“UBG will continue to follow its 30 points agenda mainly aimed at accelerating the pace of economic activities and expedite the process of rapid industrialization besides bringing green revolution in the country, which he added will ultimately help improve the socio-economic conditions of the poor strata of the society especially farmers and growers,” he added.
He urged the government to focus on arresting the downward graph of dwindling export on urgent basis and provide package of incentives to boost exports.
Ilyas Ahmad Bilour said that the top leadership of UBG always firmly believed in the rule of law, promotion and strengthening of democracy and upholding of constitutions. He said all decisions were taken with consensus in the interest of the business community and always all out efforts were made to help address the genuine grievances being confronted by the traders.
The elections would seal the fate of conspirators who had always preferred personal welfare in the name of promotion of interests of the business community, he concluded.
Later Iftikhar Ali Malik chaired a high-level consultative meeting with Senator Ilays Bilour and other trade leaders in connection with finalization of the name of candidates for the top slot of President FPCCI, SVP, VPs. He said that decision will be taken after taking into confidence all stakeholders with consensus.
