KARACHI:Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has lauded the role of Quetta Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI) in relief campaign by providing emergency assistance to the flood affectees of devastating floods in Balochistan.
In a statement issued here Tuesday, the FPCCI’s present and former presidents thanked the QCCI, on behalf of the entire business community of the country, for working round-the-clock to reach to the affected families.
FPCCI President Irfan Iqbal Sheikh lauded the exemplary role of President QCCI Fida Hussain Dashti for his meticulous and swift launch of the relief efforts.
He acknowledged the patronage of the relief campaign by the prominent business leaders of Quetta namely Ghulam Farooq, Haji Juma Khan and Wali Khan rather the Quetta business community as a whole for their selfless efforts to help the flood affectees.
The FPCCI chief also proposed a five-point agenda to protect the economy from further damages and said the government should negotiate the restructuring of external debts with IMF, World Bank, ADB, IDB, Paris Club and friendly countries to create fiscal space for flood relief and rebuilding activities. Detailed damage assessment should be started immediately in every district, tehsil and village level and multilateral and bilateral donor conferences should be held, he said.
FPCCI’s former president Mian Anjum Nisar apprised that QCCI was providing a number of essential goods to the flood affectees including water-proof tents, linen sheets, clean drinking water, dry eatables i.e. rasted black channa, dates and biscuits, packaged milk and juices, formula milk powder for children of various ages, stitched or ready-to-wear clothes, plastic shoes; sanitary pads, raw food items such as rice, flour and lentils for people stuck in homes due to flooding outside, medical supplies for elderly, sick, mothers and children and dry fodder for the cattle as well.
FPCCI former president Senator Haji Ghulam Ali said that the business community was also cooperating with the government and the armed forces to synergize the relief efforts for maximum affect.
He also asked for protecting SMEs in these times of crisis as these are the real engine of economic growth and employment generation.
FPCCI former president Nasser Hyatt Maggo said that QCCI had done great job by helping the flood affectees in Balochistan mainly in. Quetta who were confronting many serious problems.
“QCCI has become one of top entities who have come forward for flood relief,” he remarked.