SCCI highlights significance of CPEC projects
Peshawar: The Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) leadership has highlighted the significance of China-Pak China Corridor (CPEC) projects.
In a traders’ meeting here, the SCCI leaders counted the benefits of the multi-billion-dollars CPEC.
They maintained that the CPEC will ensure benefit to the poor and the investors by providing jobs and opening new opportunities to invest.
In his speech, President SCCI Muhammad Ishaq reiterated his firm resolve to raise traders’ community issues at every forum.
He assured the traders community to take up issues with relevant government departments and authorities in an efficient manner.
Ishaq asked traders to identify issues relating to different government departments to raise them in an efficient manner. He assured the issues pertaining to customs and police departments would be taken up with relevant high officials.
The delegation of the traders headed by SCCI former executive members Shams Rahim and Zahoor Khan, which had come to the chamber to felicitate Muhammad Iqbal for becoming president of the SCCI for next term.
Shahid Hussain, Senior Vice President, and Ejaz Khan Afridi, Vice President of the chamber along with presidents and office bearers of Peshawar’s saddar traders and bazaars associations and unions were present during the meeting.
Earlier, members of the delegation apprised the SCCI president about issues of traders attached with mobile accessories, which are mostly relating to police and customs departments.
Discussing the launch of a mobile applications on pattern of Punjab, a trader on the occasion urged the SCCI in collaboration with police department should make efforts for early launching of the afore-mentioned mobile application, which is aimed to check, trace and prevent sale of stolen mobiles.
The delegation also expressed the interest for a meeting with Chinese in Pakistan Ambassador Nong Rong to take up issues with businessmen attached with mobile accessories trade.
Ishaq, while reacting to apprehensions and grievances of the traders’ said the SCCI would take up issues with high police and customs officials and resolve issues promptly.
Earlier, Shamsul Rahim, Zahoor Khan, office bearers of bazaars and market and plaza associations formally congratulated to Muhammad Ishaq for taking charge of president of the SCCI.
In a separate meeting, the SCCI executive member Arshad Siddiqi and Aurangzeb headed a delegation of traders, attached with medicine business and felicitated president SCCI Muhammad Ishaq for formally taking charge of his office.
