FAISALABAD: President Faisalabad Woman Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FWCCI), Madam Nighat Shahid said
on Wednesday that a comprehensive road-map had been evolved to make women as a productive
part of national economy.
Addressing a meeting of women chamber, she lauded the efforts of former presidents of the Faisalabad
Chamber of Commerce & Industry Engineer Muhammad Saeed Sheikh and Engineer Ahmed Hasan to
establish a dedicated platform for the female entrepreneurs.
This Chamber is now on a growth trajectory and will play a key role in women empowerment and their
active participation in the economy. About the overall performance of FWCCI, she said that it was playing
its reinvigorated role as a bridge between the government and female entrepreneurs. She said that
meetings with the officials of State Bank, SMEDA and other organizations concerned had already been
held and they were fully prepared to guide and help the FWCCI members. She said the State Bank had
launched a number of schemes specifically for the women with collateral-free loans.
Similarly the SMEDA was also ready to guide and give much needed awareness to the educated women
who were intending to start their own businesses, she said and added the US Aid had also introduced
new and innovative programmes for the mainstream of women.
The FWCCI President said that a “Meena Bazar” would be organized to generate the much needed funds.
About Rabiul Awwal, she said that a “Mehfil-e-Milad” would be held on October 18, 2021to pay homage
to the holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him).
She said the FWCCI would introduce classes for computer and mobile repairing. “Interested female
students can send their bio-data so that classes could start as early as possible”, she said and added
that the girls who could not participate physically, could attend these classes through Zoom or online.
She said the FWCCI would also facilitate them in getting relevant jobs. She said that Madam Shama
Ahmad would head the accounts committee and accounts of every month would be discussed in the
executive committee meeting.
MPA Firdous Rai who was present on the occasion appreciated the role of FWCCI and said that she
was also making strenuous efforts for the overall uplift of Faisalabad, and Women Chamber should also supplement her efforts.
Miss Naghma explained in detail the different schemes of the First Woman Bank to facilitate the women.
Later, a resolution was adopted to pay gratitude to Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan.
Vice President Farhat Nisar offered a vote of thanks and said that classes for computer and mobile
repairing would be starting from next month.