Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industries Corporate Class polls: Alliance wins more support

Lahore, September 10, 2013 (PPI-OT): PIAF-Founders Alliance Corporate Class candidates on Tuesday launched their door-to-door campaign under the leadership of former LCCI President Mian Misbahur Rehman and Mian Shafqat Ali.

On the first leg of their campaign, the Alliance Corporate Class candidates including Ejaz A Mumtaz, Babar Mehmood Chaudhry, Nasib Ahmad Saifi, Zafar Mehmood, Muhammad Saeed, Muhammad Aslam, Mian Muhammad Afzal and Maqsood Butt had meetings with the businessmen belonging to Lahore Township Industrial Area, Sunder Industrial Estate and Kahna Katcha Industrial Estate.

Mian Misbahur Rehman and Mian Shafqat Ali, on the occasion, gave a brief introduction of the candidates and threw light on the achievements of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry during the year.

They said that the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry utlised its full force for the withdrawal of anti-business SROs and kept the trade and industry in the loop over happenings at global economic scene. They said that sector-specific trade delegations were sent to lucrative business destinations with a view to strengthen business to business relations.

“A number of training programmes were also conducted to educate the members of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry and after the elections the new office-bearers would be asked to focus on arranging more such programmes.”

Mian Misbahur Rehman and Mian Shafqat Ali said that the Alliance had launched candidates who are considered experts of their respective field and having grasp over economic issues being faced by the country.

They said that a comprehensive plan would be evolved to showcase Pakistani merchandise to the outer world as the volume of our total business with the world is negligible when it is compared with the potential of the various sectors.

They also informed the participants on the meetings that the LCCI would convince the Prime Minister of Pakistan to convene a Roundtable of businessmen for an early turnaround of the economy.

The LCCI President Farooq Iftikhar on the occasion urged the businessmen to participate in the activities of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry as this would enable them to get awareness about the available business opportunities in the developed world.

He said that all over the world Chambers of Commerce play an important role in the economic wellbeing and it all happens due to practical experiences of their members therefore the LCCI members should come forward in the larger interests on the economy.

Speaking on the occasion, the representatives of the Lahore Township Industrial Area and Kahna Katcha Industrial Estate assured their full support to the Alliance candidates during the upcoming elections.

For more information, Contact:
Khalil-ur-Rehman
Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front
110/s Kot Lakhpat Industrial Estate
Lahore, Pakistan
Phone: (92) 42 5123522
Fax: (92) 42 5123522
Email: Info@piaf.pk