The delegation of Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry led by President Dr. Khurram Tariq called on Governor Punjab Muhammad Balighur Rehman here today at Governor House Lahore.

Lahore 13th July 2023…The delegation of Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry led by President Dr. Khurram Tariq called on Governor Punjab Muhammad Balighur Rehman here today at Governor House Lahore.

Speaking on the occasion, Punjab Governor Muhammad Balighur Rehman said that the country’s economy is improving due to the prudent policies of the government and foreign investment is also increasing. He said that traders and industrialists are the backbone of any country’s economy, adding he said, the PML-N government has always took steps to facilitate the business community and solved their problems on a priority basis. Governor Punjab said that the government is taking all possible measures for the development of trade and industry. He said that industry and trade not only lead to economic development, but also provides employment to many families. Governor Punjab said that promotion of technical and vocational education is very important for providing skilled manpower to the industries. He said that distribution of laptops on merit to students will increase opportunities for entrepreneurship. Governor Punjab further said that work is being done on a priority basis to strengthen the links between academia and industry in the universities. On this occasion, Governor Punjab asked the president Faisalabad chamber of commerce and Industry to prepare a working plan for setting up a modern IT center on the plot of Faisalabad Chamber in M3 Industrial Estate. He said that he problems of the business community of Faisalabad would be conveyed to the concerned departments of the provincial government and recommendations for solving the problems related to the federation will be sent to the relevant departments of the federal government.

On this occasion, Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry President, Dr. Khurram Tariq, said that exports can be increased manifold by providing a favorable environment to the business community. He further said that the government should prepare a comprehensive, systematic and integrated development plan especially for the SME sector. The delegation comprised Senior Vice President Dr. Sajjad Arshad and Vice President Haji Muhammad Aslam Bhali, Executive Members Muhammad Asim, Haji Abdul Raf, Mian Muhammad Tayyab, Dr. Ejaz Nisar, Muhammad Azhar Chaudhry, Ex-President Muzamil Sultan, Ex-Vice President Bilal Waheed Sheikh, Ex-Executive Members Sheikh Muhammad Fazil, Amjad Ali Amjad, Ms. Nighat Shahid and Sobia Aqeel.