Multan: Former President Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), Mian Rashid Iqbal has expressed confidence that the Founders Group will comfortably win the upcoming MCCI elections, citing its longstanding contributions to the business community and the chamber’s development.
In a statement issued here on Sunday, Director of Servo Motor Oil, Mian Rashid Iqbal said that the Founders Group had played a pivotal role in establishing the Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and later completed the construction of its impressive building without collecting donations from members or receiving government funding.
He said the establishment of the Multan Dry Port Trust was made possible through the efforts of prominent Founders Group leaders, including Mian Farid Mughis A. Sheikh, Mian Tanveer A. Sheikh, Malik Israr Ahmed Awan, Khawaja Yousaf, Khawaja Younis, Shamim Khan and the family of late Khawaja Hussain.
He said the dry port had provided exporters with customs clearance and export facilities in Multan, eliminating the need to transport goods to other cities and resolving long-standing customs-related issues.
The former chamber president said past presidents elected by the Founders Group also played a significant role in the establishment of Multan International Airport and its cargo facilities, enabling exporters from South Punjab to ship fruits and vegetables directly from Multan.
Previously, traders had to transport export consignments to Lahore or Karachi, resulting in additional costs and delays, he added.
Ex MCCI president stated that the group’s consistent advocacy also contributed to the construction of the Head Muhammad Wala Bridge, which improved connectivity between Multan, Muzaffargarh and Dera Ghazi Khan and facilitated trade and commercial activities in the region.
He said the Founders Group had always raised a strong voice for resolving the issues faced by traders and industrialists and would continue to safeguard their interests in the future.
Referring to the chamber’s previous elections, he said the overwhelming support of industrialists and exporters had enabled the Founders Group to secure a decisive victory.
He expressed the confidence that, owing to its outstanding past performance and services to the business community, the group would once again emerge victorious in the upcoming MCCI elections.