LAHORE: All the stakeholders- the government, politicians, all institutions including State Bank of Pakistan should play their due role and make joint efforts to save the country from economic issues.
These views were expressed by the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) President Mian Nauman Kabir while addressing a press conference here at LCCI.
LCCI Senior Vice President Mian Rehman Aziz Chan and Vice President Haris Ateeq also spoke on the occasion while LCCI Executive Committee members were also present. Mian Nauman Kabir added that the authorities concerned must listen to business community. He said that the Acting Governor State Bank of Pakistan should interact with LCCI that is the major stakeholder having over 30,000 members.
The LCCI president said that there is a dire need for political harmony to give a good message to the foreign investors. He said that the industrial sector is badly affected as the industry is dependent on imported raw materials and machinery. LCCI Senior Vice President Mian Rehman Aziz said that the defer payment agreements with Saudi Arabia and China should be completed at the earliest. “We have to convey the message to the international community that Pakistan is a peaceful and good country for trade and investment,” he said.
Vice President Haris Ateeq suggested that politicians should resolve their issues in the parliament and evolve a joint strategy to get the country out of economic crisis. The LCCI office-bearers said that the country, at this point in time, is in dire need of economic stability and to achieve the very objective, both the politicians and the business leaders will have to join hands for finding out a common economic agenda.