ICCI delegation visits National Press Club

Islamabad: A delegation of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) led by Sheikh Amir Waheed, president, visited National Press Club (NPC) to congratulate its newly elected office bearers.

Tariq Mehmood Chaudhry was elected president, Asif Bashir Chaudhry (vice president), Myra Imran Azam (vice president - women), Shakeel Anjum (secretary), Nausheen Yusuf (finance secretary), Abid Abbasi (joint secretary) and Fauzia Kalsoom Rana (joint secretary -women)

Speaking at the occasion, ICCI president said that journalistic community was playing important role in providing timely information and educating the society on various key issues which was laudable. He stressed that the government should provide better facilities to the journalistic community so that it could serve the nation more effectively. He said that NPC should fully cooperate with ICCI in highlighting the key issues of business community in print media that would help in redressing problems and facilitating better growth of business activities.

Muhammad Naveed, senior vice president of ICCI and Zubair Ahmed Malik, chairman Founder Group said that both organizations have common objectives as they were working for serving the cause of their members. They stressed that both organizations should develop close cooperation for resolving problems of their members and promoting business and economic interests of Pakistan.

Speaking at the occasion, Tariq Mehmood Chaudhry and Shakeel Anjum, said that business community was playing an important role in the economic development of the country and NPC will extend its support in projecting key issues of trade and industry. Both sides discussed problems being faced by the economy and agreed to make joint efforts for redress of problems.