Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry condemn arrest of Sheikh Muhammad Hanif

Lahore, September 19, 2012 (PPI-OT): The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry Wednesday condemned in severest possible words arrest of renowned businessman Sheikh Muhammad Hanif who was handcuffed by a dengue squad.

In a press statement issued here, the LCCI President Irfan Qaiser Sheikh, Senior Vice president Kashif Younis Meher and Vice President Saeeda Nazar said that it was very unfortunate that a very respectable and renowned steel industry businessman was taken into custody despite government assurance that no arrest would be made on dengue issue.

They said that there is no such example in the entire world that a businessman is arrested without any proof.

The LCCI office-bearers said that the business community has already done a lot eradicate deadly dengue virus and extended every possible help to the government but in response third degree methods are being applied to harass them which has caused a wide spread resentment among the businessman.

The LCCI office-bearers said that Chief Minister Punjab Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif should initiate action against those who arrested a seasoned businessman and try to tarnish his image.

They said that if the government officials continued such action, the business community would be bound to take stringent measures.

For more information, contact:
Shahid Khalil
Information Department
Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI)
11-Shahrah-e-Aiwan-e-Tijarat,
Lahore -54000, Pakistan
Tel: +9242 111 222 499
Fax: +92 42 636 8854